New Orleans Saints Power Ranking 2018 Week 8

The New Orleans Saints come in ranked at number 4 for Week 8 of the NFL season. 

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Week 8 Power Ranking

From NFL.com: "The Saints stay planted in the cleanup spot, with their head coach's stamp all over Sunday's win. Think of Sean Payton calling a successful fake punt on the opening drive. Exhibit B of Payton's panache: Up 21-17 with three minutes to go on first-and-10, a situation in which nearly every team in the league would turn conservative, Brees threw a back-shoulder fade deep downfield to undrafted TE3 Dan Arnold. How about going for it on fourth-and-1, when New Orleans was trailing by three in the fourth quarter and already in field-goal range? (That's not to mention calling for Brees on a quarterback leap over the top.) Then, on the next play, Payton called for a run on a pitch play to his other quarterback, Taysom Hill. That went for 11 yards. Again, protecting a narrow lead with only 2:15 left and the opponent holding a timeout, 90 percent of the coaches in the league would have called a running play on third-and-3, hoping for a 3-yard gain to force the other head coach to burn his last timeout. Payton called for his quarterback to roll out and go for the first down through the air. New Orleans didn't get it, but you get the point."

"I think Minnesota is coming around, and they are doing just enough in the run game to keep things balanced," an ESPN insider said. "What I like about Minnesota is they have had some injuries on defense, and their young guys have done well. Holton Hill came in for Xavier Rhodes and did a heckuva job. The kid [Eric] Wilson from [the University of] Cincinnati came in. They have some depth. I just trust their defense more than I trust New Orleans' defense."

- Ean Lamb, Gambling911.com