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Several times a week, The Trenches will present team reports from Sporting News' 32 NFL correspondents.
No one has to tell the Saints, who are a perfect 9-0 after getting past the St. Louis Rams on Sunday, that their unbeaten streak is going to be more difficult to maintain as the weeks go by.
After breezing through their first five games—winning them by a total of 99 points—the Saints have been put to the test the last five weeks. They trailed in the first three games and the Rams played them to a 14-all halftime tie before the Saints squeezed out a 28-23 victory.
That the one-win Rams were one Hail Mary completion away from a huge upset on the final play sent a message that resonated throughout the Saints' locker room Sunday and Monday. And, they raised some red flags going into Sunday's game with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-8) in Raymond James Stadium.
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