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By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff Writer
CINCINNATI -- Bold prediction: The New Orleans Saints will keep their spot as the No. 1 team in ESPN's NFL Power Rankings this week.
The Saints (8-1) scored on each of their first nine possessions Sunday in a 51-14 rout of the Cincinnati Bengals. The only thing that stopped them was the clock. Backup QB Teddy Bridgewater started taking a knee after the two-minute warning.
Apparently the Saints' offense was just getting warmed up during the first half of the 2018 season.
They have now leapfrogged the Chiefs as the top-scoring team in the NFL this season (36.7 points per game) and have now scored a total of 96 points over the past two weeks. Also, the Saints have won eight straight games as they head toward a showdown with the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans next week. ...
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