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:

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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.

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Re: Observations from the Saints' blowout victory vs. Eagles
 

The thing that stood at to me most was Tre'Quan and Kirkwood. A few weeks ago I was just hoping for a guy that could take some of the burden off of Michael Thomas. Instead I think we may have gotten one of the better receivers in the league in Tre'Quan. I think the guy has legit Pro-Bowl potential. Trying not to get too carried away , but he really impresses me. Kirkwood looks pretty damn impressive too. If Brandon Marshall still has something left in the tank, our offense is going to be insane.

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Sheldon Rankins is living up to his 1st round pedigree. He had that poor center on skates. Got another sack, making it four in the past four games for the third-year defensive tackle.

Side note - really like the way Eli Apple is turning his head around for the football. Kudos to PJ (maybe that Def player of the week honor wasn't a fluke) as well. I thought Ertz would have a big day but he was damn near non existent. Really like the way the secondary is "gelling over the last 3 weeks.

Didn't even hear Fletcher Cox, Micheal Bennett & Chris Long's name until the 3rd quarter. Easy to see why Saints O lineman get a day off every week. They consistently win one on one match ups against superior D line competition.

Game balls to everyone.

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I have never seen Drew so comfortable in the pocket as he's been this year. You don't see him with happy feet anymore and his timing on deep passes has been better than it's ever been. He's even eliminated those one or two "WTF" throws he'd have every few games. Kudos to the offensive line and the job they've done. They've been masterful.

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Starts in the trenches on both sides. Brees gets hurried & put off his mark, accuracy goes down. Ingram & Kamara have less room to run. Morstead sees the field more.

On the opposite side, if teams can run the ball well we don't force as many turnovers & they eat the clock. We put no pressure on their QB & he lights up our secondary.

Our O-line is elite. Our D-line is coming around nicely.

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Re: Observations from the Saints' blowout victory vs. Eagles
 

Re: Observations from the Saints' blowout victory vs. Eagles
 

Those boys have their jersey upside down.

Do we really need a punter anymore? How does Hill punt? :mrgreen:

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I know some are, but I’m not a fan of Kirt Warner. I think he’s a narcissist and don’t buy the whole Christian thing he’s trying to portray.

Thought this was hilarious.

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Kamara and Ingram dancing pictured on the jumbo-tron was priceless.

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Tre'quan, Kirkwood and I think Dan Arnold too.

Multiple weeks Arnold's made some pretty nice grabs, the sideline one last week and then the sweet diving catch for a 3rd down conversion last night.

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In closing the Feagles were Mollywhopped :p.

"We are moving on to Atlanta" - Sean Payton.

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Warner hasn't been thinking right since he got his bell rung after that interception in the '10 playoff game.


He also probably has a chip on his shoulder since the Saints basically ended his career.

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Get the feeling this game will be a slobber knocker. The Clowns will NOT roll in here & roll over. They are looking to stay in the playoff picture & end our winning streak.

The Dome better be rocking 4 qtrs.

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Re: Observations from the Saints' blowout victory vs. Eagles
 

The play where Philly tried to get cute with Golden Tate lol! Think it was Cam that buried him 12 yards back. The play should have worked. Totally blew up in their face. Their OC had to want to go home after that.

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I was kind of hoping someone got fired from the Eagles after that lost so we can make it two weeks in a row... play against us someone gets fired... lol.

Pretty amazing and fun game. Converting my new GF to a Saints fan is easy the way they are playing.

Favorite quote though "year I said it" - Kamara.

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Cam's face was picture perfect after that tackle, as if to say "you try to get cute and look what happens"

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One thing dawned on my while sitting here watching/listening to all the talking heads. Yes, the Saints' O-line is great. They dominate the line of scrimmage whether it's on passing or running plays. The O-line is so dominant that Saints rarely keep a running back in for protection, instead choosing to flood the field with receivers, knowing that Brees will find the open man. Last night, Aikman was talking about the Eagles doubling up on Thomas and Kamara. Many teams can be shut down by taking out the #1 receiver. Most can be shut down taking out the #1 and #2 receiver. It sure didn't stop the Saints last night, but it sure did open up Smith, Kirkwood, Hill, Arnold and Carr to the tune of 18 completions, 244 yards and 2 TDs. The Saint's #3 and 4 receivers had as much yardage as the entire Eagles' offense.

It looks like the young receivers are starting to get on the same page as Brees. Add another big body like Marshall to the mix and it get really scary....for D coordinators.

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Fletcher Cox...nonfactor. That just doesn't happen. He's disrupted every offense at some point in every game.

Just not yesterday.

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The Saints O-line has turned a quite a few Pro Bowlers into nonfactors of late. I bet it hurts.

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Saints' Larry Warford: Evaluated for concussion Sunday.

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We are going up against a different defense than we went up against early in the season. It’s going to be tough.

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The Falcons are currently ranked 29th in the NFL in team defense. The Vikings #5, Rams #15, and Eagles #23 and we beat them all by double digits. After we trounce the Falcons Thursday they'll be dead last.

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It's going to be tough. But let's not loose sight of the fact that the Saints just went 4-0 against Phili, Cinci, LA Rams and Minnesota while Atlanta went 2-2 against Dallas, Cleveland, Washington and the Giants.

So far this season, Atlanta only has one road win (Washington), is averaging under 21 points a game on the road and has yet to score over 40 points this season. The Saints have scored 40 or more points six times and are averaging just under 40 points per game at home.

If it comes down to a shoot out, the Saints have the bigger gun and more ammo.

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I don't see how. Did you catch the Dallas game? They are worst than the Feagles on defense + they've been decimated by injuries. I fully expect SP/Brees to exploit those weaknesses again (see Cincy & Philly game) in the secondary.

The line in Vegas is -13. Take the points and the Saints.

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We should beat Atlanta, but let's not forget that in this rivalry records almost never matter. They still have good players, particularly on offense, and they know us better than any other team.

I have a feeling they'll score. I have a feeling we'll score more. I guess my point is they're better equipped to challenge us than most other teams simply because of familiarity.

From a fan perspective, if ever there were a trap game this would be the one.

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Divisional game. Always tough, even in the Dome. Y'all must realize Saints/Falcons historically is always tough. Rare if one beats down the other. They'll be coming with all guns blazing.

We'll be ready, but we ain't beating them by double digits. Gladly eat crow on that.

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I'm placing my order now. When the Saints are cooking on offense AND defense, everybody can expect to get served a 50-burger.

Make the Falcon's with extra onions for their teary-eyed fans.

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Re: Observations from the Saints' blowout victory vs. Eagles
 

Hoping that crow tastes good in gumbo. If they beat them down like they thumped the ol' champs yesterday I'll add a possum.

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Pretty much. Trying to lock down MT and Kamara does next to nothing. It can't be done for one and also Brees is going to jam the ball in the facemask of someone else with his accuracy.

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I know it's a divisional game, and I know they're almost always close, but I wouldn't be surprised to see us blow them out of the water. Our offense is playing at other worldly levels right now, at home and on the road. Our defense has turned a corner and looks very different from the one that struggled to stop them in the first meeting. They'll probably score a few times, but I see us being waaaay too much for them to handle. We'll break their will, just like we did to the feebles and the bungles. Their own "fans" are anticipating a blowout. I kinda am too.