Observations from the Saints' blowout victory vs. Eagles

SmashMouth · 11-19-2018, 09:06 AM

The New Orleans Saints routed the Philadelphia Eagles 48-7 on Sunday (Nov. 18) before a sellout crowd at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome to improve their record to 9-1 on the season.
It was the Saints' ninth consecutive win and gave them a commanding three-game lead in the NFC South Division over Carolina (6-4).
Here are my takeaways from the blowout victory:

1. The Superdome is back
The energy inside the Dome was electric, and the Saints rode the enthusiasm from the sellout crowd for four quarters. The Saints scored on their first three drives to seize a 17-0 lead and never trailed. With the Saints turning on the heat and the crowd amping the noise, the Eagles withered under the unrelenting onslaught.
The loss was the worst of Doug Pedersen's two-plus-year coaching tenure. Carson Wentz looked like a deer in headlights for most of the day. His 31.9 passer rating was the lowest of his career.
The Saints, meanwhile, won for the third consecutive time in wire-to-wire fashion at the Dome. They have not trailed at home since early in the fourth quarter of their Week 2 game against the Browns.
With the way the Saints are playing right now, teams don't stand a chance of competing with them in the frenetic atmosphere of the Superdome.

2. Drew Brees continued his MVP season
What more can we say about Drew Brees? He is playing at an insane level right now and he shows no signs of slowing up. His final numbers on Sunday were staggering: 22 of 30 for 363 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions. Brees feasted on the Eagles' injury-riddled secondary. His passer efficiency rating reflected the brilliance of his performance. The 153.2 figure matched his effort against the Redskins and was tied for the fifth best of his career.
At age 39, Brees is playing better than at anytime in his career. His 126.9 passer efficiency rating, 25:1 touchdown-to-interception ratio and 76.9 completion percentage lead the NFL. If he keeps this up, there's no way anyone can deny him his first MVP award.

3. It was easy pickins' for Marshon Lattimore
The Saints' second-year cornerback is known for his great ball skills and he flashed them on a first-quarter interception of Wentz. On the Eagles' third series, Lattimore made a savvy read and peeled back his coverage, anticipating a deep throw from Wentz to Nelson Algholor, who had gotten behind Eli Apple. While back-peddling, Lattimore made a beautiful leaping interception, his first of the season. The interception led to a Saints touchdown and the route was on. Those were the ball skills that made Lattimore the first cornerback selected in the 2017 NFL Draft.

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,477 Blog Entries: 29	Observations from the Saints' blowout victory vs. Eagles The New Orleans Saints routed the Philadelphia Eagles 48-7 on Sunday (Nov. 18) before a sellout crowd at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome to improve their record to 9-1 on the season. It was the Saints' ninth consecutive win and gave them a commanding three-game lead in the NFC South Division over Carolina (6-4). Here are my takeaways from the blowout victory: 1. The Superdome is back The energy inside the Dome was electric, and the Saints rode the enthusiasm from the sellout crowd for four quarters. The Saints scored on their first three drives to seize a 17-0 lead and never trailed. With the Saints turning on the heat and the crowd amping the noise, the Eagles withered under the unrelenting onslaught. The loss was the worst of Doug Pedersen's two-plus-year coaching tenure. Carson Wentz looked like a deer in headlights for most of the day. His 31.9 passer rating was the lowest of his career. The Saints, meanwhile, won for the third consecutive time in wire-to-wire fashion at the Dome. They have not trailed at home since early in the fourth quarter of their Week 2 game against the Browns. With the way the Saints are playing right now, teams don't stand a chance of competing with them in the frenetic atmosphere of the Superdome. Twitter 2. Drew Brees continued his MVP season What more can we say about Drew Brees? He is playing at an insane level right now and he shows no signs of slowing up. His final numbers on Sunday were staggering: 22 of 30 for 363 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions. Brees feasted on the Eagles' injury-riddled secondary. His passer efficiency rating reflected the brilliance of his performance. The 153.2 figure matched his effort against the Redskins and was tied for the fifth best of his career. At age 39, Brees is playing better than at anytime in his career. His 126.9 passer efficiency rating, 25:1 touchdown-to-interception ratio and 76.9 completion percentage lead the NFL. If he keeps this up, there's no way anyone can deny him his first MVP award. Twitter 3. It was easy pickins' for Marshon Lattimore The Saints' second-year cornerback is known for his great ball skills and he flashed them on a first-quarter interception of Wentz. On the Eagles' third series, Lattimore made a savvy read and peeled back his coverage, anticipating a deep throw from Wentz to Nelson Algholor, who had gotten behind Eli Apple. While back-peddling, Lattimore made a beautiful leaping interception, his first of the season. The interception led to a Saints touchdown and the route was on. Those were the ball skills that made Lattimore the first cornerback selected in the 2017 NFL Draft. Twitter read more on NOLA Attached Thumbnails foreverfan likes this.