By Brian Allee Walsh - Special to the Sun Herald
After watching Sunday’s total beat down of the Cincinnati Bengals at chilly, sun-splashed Paul Brown Stadium, I can think of only one team that stands in the way of the New Orleans Saints reaching Super Bowl LIII.
The New Orleans Saints.
The 51-14 victory wasn’t perfect but it came damn close.
The destruction was evident both on the scoreboard and in the Saints locker room. Before the game, a highly agitated Saints coach Sean Payton smashed an annoying fire alarm that repeatedly went off and disrupted his team’s preparation.
Then, the Saints went out and overwhelmed the home team for their eighth straight win, scoring touchdowns on their first five possessions and holding a commanding 35-7 lead at halftime. They scored on their first nine possessions and ran out the clock on their 10th, essentially rendering punter Thomas Morstead useless except for holding on three made field attempts and six extra points by kicker Wil Lutz....
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