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For the first time since Week 3, we have a new No. 1.
The Saints, winners of seven in a row, not only gave the Rams their first loss of the season on Sunday, they kicked the Rams out of the Power Rankings penthouse. New Orleans was ranked No. 3 in the preseason, then fell as far as No. 9 before making a steady climb to the top.
How did your team rate among all 32 before the season? Our NFL Nation reporters look back at the preseason Power Rankings and where things have gone right or wrong since.
How we rank: Our power panel -- a group of more than 80 writers, editors and TV personalities -- evaluated how teams stack up through the first nine weeks of the season.
1. New Orleans Saints (7-1)
Preseason rank: 3 | Week 9: 3
Expectations were obviously high for the Saints to start with. But they have exceeded them so far by proving they can win with different styles during a brutal three-game stretch (come-from-behind slugfests at Baltimore and at Minnesota, then a 45-35 track meet at home against the Rams). It helps that Drew Brees, Alvin Kamara and Michael Thomas are putting together one of the best "triplets" seasons in NFL history. -- Mike Triplett ...
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For the first time since Week 3, we have a new No. 1.
The Saints, winners of seven in a row, not only gave the Rams their first loss of the season on Sunday, they kicked the Rams out of the Power Rankings penthouse. New Orleans was ranked No. 3 in the preseason, then fell as far as No. 9 before making a steady climb to the top.
How did your team rate among all 32 before the season? Our NFL Nation reporters look back at the preseason Power Rankings and where things have gone right or wrong since.
How we rank: Our power panel -- a group of more than 80 writers, editors and TV personalities -- evaluated how teams stack up through the first nine weeks of the season.
1. New Orleans Saints (7-1)Preseason rank: 3 | Week 9: 3
Expectations were obviously high for the Saints to start with. But they have exceeded them so far by proving they can win with different styles during a brutal three-game stretch (come-from-behind slugfests at Baltimore and at Minnesota, then a 45-35 track meet at home against the Rams). It helps that Drew Brees, Alvin Kamara and Michael Thomas are putting together one of the best "triplets" seasons in NFL history. -- Mike Triplett ...
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