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Instant analysis: the Saints are better than your fave

The Saints dropped a nuke on the Super Bowl champs just weeks after taking out their chief conference rivals, the Los Angeles Rams, by double digits. Who's going to beat the Saints?

The New Orleans Saints outscored the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles 48-7. The Saints’ pass defense held Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz to 157 yards through the air and intercepted 3 of his passes. Running back Mark Ingram had his second consecutive 100-yards rushing game. They’ve forged a 9-game win streak and are without question the NFL’s best team.

The question is whether they can keep that positive momentum running into December, January, and maybe even February. If the offensive line continues to dominate up front, Drew Brees continue to throw like an MVP favorite, and the defense makes the right plays in the biggest moments, it’s tough to see them losing again from here on out.

Philadelphia threw everything they had at the Saints. They tried to feature their ground game around a fiery tailback in Josh Adams, but weren’t able to stick by that strategy when the Saints went up by a couple of touchdowns. Philly tried to use Wentz’s special talents to extend plays outside the pocket and test the Saints deep downfield, and he turned the ball over instead.

As the immortal Ric Flair once shouted from the rooftops, “To be the man, you gotta beat the man.” The Saints dropped a nuke on the Super Bowl champs just weeks after taking out their chief conference rivals, the Los Angeles Rams, by double digits. Who’s going to beat the Saints?

Saints leaders

  • Passing: QB Drew Brees, 22 of 30 for 363 yards, 4 touchdowns
  • Rushing: RB Mark Ingram, 16 for 103 yards, 2 touchdowns
  • Receiving: WR Tre’Quan Smith, 10 of 13 for 157 yards, 1 touchdown
  • Tackles: DB Marshon Lattimore, 4 (4 solo)

Eagles leaders

  • Passing: QB Carson Wentz, 19 of 33 for 156 yards, 3 interceptions
  • Rushing: RB Josh Adams, 7 for 53 yards, 1 touchdown
  • Receiving: WR Golden Tate, 5 of 8 for 48 yards
  • Tackles: DB Corey Graham, 9 (7 solo)

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