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Prediction: Saints 24, Eagles 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

New Orleans Saints
Rank  Player Projections
QB 2 Drew Brees Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
 RB 10 Darren Sproles Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
 RB 12 Mark Ingram Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 6 Marques Colston Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 19 Kenny Stills Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 21 Lance Moore Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 1 Jimmy Graham Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
K 7 Shayne Graham FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 2 Defense / ST  
 
Philadelphia Eagles
Rank  Player Projections
QB 6 Nick Foles Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 2 LeSean McCoy Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 17 Bryce Brown Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 18 Chris Polk Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
 WR 5 DeSean Jackson Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 10 Riley Cooper Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 26 Jason Avant Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 6 Zach Ertz Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
TE 8 Brent Celek Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 5 Alex Henery FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 5 Defense / ST  

Game Notes TEAMS MEET for 3rd time in postseason (1992 WC: PHI 36-20; 2006 Div: NO 27-24). Clubs split previous 2 playoff meetings. PHI leads all-time series, including postseason, 16-12.

Saints Are in playoffs for 5th time under head coach SEAN PAYTON. Club has won 4 of past 6 postseason games, incl. win in SB XLIV... Saints had 5 players selected to Pro Bowl: QB Drew Brees (8th), G JAHRI EVANS (5th), TE Jimmy Graham (2nd), G BEN GRUBBS (2nd) & DE Cameron Jordan (1st)... Team ranked 2nd in NFL in pass offense (307.4) & pass defense (194.1) & ranked 4th in NFL in total offense (399.4) & total defense (305.7)... QB Brees was 2nd in NFL in pass yards (5,162), TDs (39), comp. (446) & comp. pct. (68.6). Had 104.7 passer rating, his 4th season with 100+ rating. Brees has 3 consecutive 5,000-yard seasons & 4 overall. There have only been 8 such seasons in NFL history & Brees is only player with multiple 5,000-yard performances. In postseason career, has 104.2 rating, 2nd-best mark in NFL history. His 67.0 comp. pct. in postseason is highest mark ever. Brees has 3 consecutive 300-yard games in playoffs & needs 1 to tie record (4) set by HOFer DAN FOUTS. Brees has 1.02 INT pct. (4 INTs, 391 att.) in playoffs, best mark in NFL history... RB Darren Sproles has 7 TDs (4 rush, 3 rec.) in 8 career playoff games. Since 2011 (incl. playoffs), leads NFL RBs with 251 catches, 2,133 rec. yards & 17 rec. TDs. RB Pierre Thomas has 4 TDs (2 rush, 2 rec.) in 5 career playoff games. Recorded 1st season with 500+ rush (549) & rec. (513) yards... TE Graham had 86 catches for 1,215 yards & 16 TDs. Is 1st TE in NFL history with 1,200+ yards & 10+ TDs in 2 different seasons. Graham's 16 TDs are 2nd most by TE in season. Had 6 100-yard games, tied for most ever in season by TE. Since 2011 (incl. playoffs), leads NFL TEs with 282 catches, 3,665 yards & 39 TDs. WR Marques Colston has 45 catches & 628 yards in postseason, both team records. Had 75 catches for 943 yards, his 7th season with 70+ catches & 900+ yards. Has 3 TDs in past 2 vs. Phi. Rookie WR Kenny Stills led NFL with 20.0 avg. (32 catches for 641 yards)... DE Jordan (12.5) & LB Junior Galette (12) each set career-highs in sacks. 1st Saints teammates with 12+ sacks each since 2000. Jordan ranked 5th in NFL in sacks & Galette was 6th. LB Curtis Lofton led team with 125 tackles & LB David Hawthorne was 2nd on club with 89 tackles. CB Keenan Lewis led team with career-best 4 INTs & was 2nd on club with 11 PD. Since entering NFL in 2006, S Roman Harper leads NFL DBs with 18.5 sacks (incl. playoffs).

Eagles Have 10 playoff appearances since 2000, incl. 7 division titles... CHIP KELLY is 1st rookie head coach in franchise history to win division title in 1st year... Eagles have won 7 of past 8, incl. 4 in row at home. Team set franchise records for points scored (442), total net yards (6,676) & touchdowns (53). Eagles led NFL in rush offense (160.4) & ranked 2nd in total offense (417.3). Club had 4,110 pass & 2,566 rush yards & joined 1998 SF as only teams with 4,000+ pass & 2,500+ rush yards in season... Eagles had 2 players selected to Pro Bowl: RB LeSean McCoy (2nd) & T JASON PETERS (6th)... Team is 1st in NFL history to have QB with 100+ passer rating (QB Nick Foles, 119.2), 1,600-yard rusher (RB McCoy, 1,607) & 1,300-yard receiver (WR DeSean Jackson, 1,332)... QB Foles led NFL in rating (119.2), avg. gain (9.12) & TD pct. (8.5). Had 27 TDs & 2 INTs, best TD/INT ratio in NFL history. Foles' 119.2 rating was 3rd best mark in season in NFL history. In 4th Q, Foles had 127.8 rating, highest in NFL this season... RB McCoy led NFL with 1,607 rush yards & 2,126 scrimmage yards, both franchise records. Is 1st Eagle to lead NFL in both categories in same season since HOFer STEVE VAN BUREN in 1948. McCoy is 1st Eagle to win rushing title since Van Buren in 1949. McCoy led NFL with 79 rush 1st downs & was 2nd with 102 overall 1st downs... WR Jackson had career-high 82 catches & 1,332 yards. His 1,332 yards are 2nd most in team history & his 82 catches are most by Eagle WR since 1997 (IRVING FRYAR, 86). WR Riley Cooper had career-high 47 catches, 835 yards & 8 TDs. Averaged 17.8 yards per catch, 3rd best mark in NFL. TE Brent Celek has 3 postseason TDs, tied for most by Eagles TE... LB DeMeco Ryans led team with 127 tackles. LB Mychal Kendricks had 4 sacks & 3 INTs, 3rd Eagle to accomplish feat in season & 1st since 1996 (WILLIAM THOMAS). Kendricks led NFL with 4 defensive FR. Team tied for 2nd in NFC with 31 turnovers & +12 turnover differential. LB Trent Cole led team with 8 sacks. Has 80.5 career sacks, incl. postseason. Cole & HOFer REGGIE WHITE are only Eagles with 80+ career sacks with team. LB Connor Barwin was 2nd on team with 5 sacks. CB Brandon Boykin tied for 2nd in NFL with career-best 6 INTs. CB Cary Williams had 2 INTs in last year's postseason & won SB with Bal. CB Bradley Fletcher was 2nd on club with career-high 15 PD.


Results and Schedule

New Orleans Saints
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 ATL H W 23-17 +6
2 2013-09-15 TB A W 16-14 +2
3 2013-09-22 ARI H W 31-7 +24
4 2013-09-30 MIA H W 38-17 +21
5 2013-10-06 CHI A W 26-18 +8
6 2013-10-13 NE A L 27-30 -3
7   Bye      
8 2013-10-27 BUF H W 35-17 +18
9 2013-11-03 NYJ A L 20-26 -6
10 2013-11-10 DAL H W 49-17 +32
11 2013-11-17 SF H W 23-20 +3
12 2013-11-21 ATL A W 17-13 +4
13 2013-12-02 SEA A L 7-34 -27
14 2013-12-08 CAR H W 31-13 +18
15 2013-12-15 STL A L 16-27 -11
16 2013-12-22 CAR A L 13-17 -4
17 2013-12-29 TB H W 42-17 +25
WC 2014-01-04 PHI A W 26-24 +2
   

Philadelphia Eagles
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-09 WAS A W 33-27 +6
2 2013-09-15 SD H L 30-33 -3
3 2013-09-19 KC H L 16-26 -10
4 2013-09-29 DEN A L 20-52 -32
5 2013-10-06 NYG A W 36-21 +15
6 2013-10-13 TB A W 31-20 +11
7 2013-10-20 DAL H L 3-17 -14
8 2013-10-27 NYG H L 7-15 -8
9 2013-11-03 OAK A W 49-20 +29
10 2013-11-10 GB A W 27-13 +14
11 2013-11-17 WAS H W 24-16 +8
12   Bye      
13 2013-12-01 ARI H W 24-21 +3
14 2013-12-08 DET H W 34-20 +14
15 2013-12-15 MIN A L 30-48 -18
16 2013-12-22 CHI H W 54-11 +43
17 2013-12-29 DAL A W 24-22 +2
WC 2014-01-04 NO H L 24-26 -2

Injury Report

New Orleans Saints
Questionable  RB Pierre Thomas (chest)
IR  DE Kenyon Coleman (pectoral, 8/7/2013)
 CB Jabari Greer (knee, 11/19/2013)
 WR Joe Morgan (knee, 8/27/2013)
 CB Patrick Robinson (knee, 9/18/2013)
 OLB Will Smith (knee, 8/27/2013)
 FS Kenny Vaccaro (ankle, 12/25/2013)
PUP  OLB Victor Butler (knee)
   

Philadelphia Eagles
Questionable  SS Earl Wolff (knee)
Probable  WR Jason Avant (shoulder)
 CB Brandon Boykin (hip)
 ILB Mychal Kendricks (knee)
IR  WR Arrelious Benn (knee, 8/7/2013)
 OLB Phillip Hunt (knee, 8/29/2013)
 DE Joe Kruger (shoulder, 8/30/2013)
 WR Jeremy Maclin (knee, 7/30/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  NO
 Offense 
PHI
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 19.3 29.3 23.4 PHI
Rushing yards 82.8 177.0 116.8 PHI
Rushing yards per attempt 3.60 5.58 4.26 PHI
Completion % 69.0% 64.1% 61.2% NO
Passing yards 296.0 218.7 228.9 NO
Passing yards per completion 10.05 12.31 10.71 PHI
Passing yards per attempt 6.93 7.89 6.56 PHI
Interceptions 0.5 0.3 1.0 PHI
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.3 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 2.0 3.7 2.4 NO
3rd down conversions 43.0% 39.1% 38.3% NO
4th down conversions 50.0% 57.1% 50.5% PHI
Time of possession 30:05 29:50 30:22 NO
  Defense Stats Comparison

  NO
 Defense 
PHI
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 18.5 21.0 23.4 NO
Rushing yards 106.8 75.3 116.8 PHI
Rushing yards per attempt 4.22 2.95 4.26 PHI
Completion % 65.8% 60.2% 61.2% PHI
Passing yards 194.5 271.3 228.9 NO
Passing yards per completion 9.68 11.89 10.71 NO
Passing yards per attempt 6.37 7.16 6.56 NO
INT return 0.3 1.3 1.0 PHI
Fumble recoveries 0.0 1.0 0.6 PHI
Sacks 3.0 2.7 2.4 NO
3rd down conversions 37.7% 38.5% 38.3% NO
4th down conversions 50.0% 55.6% 50.5% NO
Time of possession 29:55 30:10 30:22 NO

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   NO   PHI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 5.2 3.1 9.5 NO
Yards per kick return 19.9 22.0 23.1 PHI
Yards allowed per punt return 8.6 13.1 9.5 NO
Yards allowed per kick return 25.1 22.4 23.1 PHI
  Misc Stats Comparison

   NO   PHI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.3 4.3 5.9 PHI
Penalty yards 60.0 37.7 50.2 PHI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2013 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 12 to 17 with no adjustment.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

New Orleans Saints vs. Philadelphia Eagles
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 4 2000-09-24 PHI NO 21-7 PHI
2003 12 2003-11-23 NO PHI 20-33 PHI
2006 6 2006-10-15 PHI NO 24-27 NO
2006 DP 2007-01-13 PHI NO 24-27 NO
2007 16 2007-12-23 PHI NO 38-23 PHI
2009 2 2009-09-20 NO PHI 48-22 NO
2012 9 2012-11-05 PHI NO 13-28 NO

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. DP = Divisional Playoff