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When a team misses the playoffs, it can usually point to numerous reasons why. For the Saints, the two issues they had all season -- a porous secondary and injuries at RB -- were again the issues that cost them Sunday's game against Philadelphia. The Saints have the worst secondary in the NFL and the Eagles, like everyone else this season, made big play after big play. The other issue had nothing to do with Reggie Bush not playing or the early-season loss of Deuce McAllister. Instead it was an injury to the underrated Aaron Stecker that hurt New Orleans. In the past two weeks, Stecker has run for 195 yards on 42 carries and given the Saints offense some much-needed balance. When he left with a lower leg injury, the Saints became one-dimensional on offense, making it easy for Philadelphia defensive coordinator Jim Johnson to put his defense into the best position to defend the Saints.
-- Jeremy Green, Scouts Inc.
ESPN - NFL Football Scouts Buzz - National Football League

That sums up the game and the season pretty well.

"We may have lost the game, but you'll be hurting tomorrow." Doug Atkins