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Saints' previously unstoppable offense had a big weakness exposed in loss to Eagles

After two weeks of looking like the NFL’s next great offense, the New Orleans Saints crashed back down to Earth in a tough 15-12 loss at home to the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Saints scored at least 40 points in back-to-back games to start the season, but one of the NFL's most efficient offenses was shut down for the majority of Sunday's game and struggled to keep the Eagles’ defensive line from making plays as they suffered injuries to starting center Erik McCoy and guard Cesar Ruiz.

"That's been the top offense in the league coming into today — " a media member asked Eagles safety C.