The Good: Defense
The New Orleans Saints defense held the Philadelphia Eagles scoreless for the very first 3 quarters on Sunday. The very first 6 Eagles drives ended with a 3-and-out, interception, sack fumble, a stop on 4th and 1, a sack on 4th and 3, and an obstructed punt. They did quit 460 overall backyards however made plays when they required to for the majority of the day to leave the field. The Saint defense sacked Jalen Hurts 4 times, 2 from Bryan Bresee, 1.5 from Carl Granderson, and 0.5 from Alontae Taylor. The defense was the only factor they remained in the video game the other day, as they played lights out for all however 2 plays on Sunday. A 65-yard TD run by Saquon Barkley and a 61-yard catch and run by Dallas Goedert were all the Eagles required to win offered the problems on the offense.
Picture by Chris Graythen/Getty Images The Bad: Offense
The Saints offense that scored 40+ points each of their very first 2 video games was held to 3 points through the very first 3 quarters and 12 points amount to on Sunday. The Eagles held them to 142 lawns passing and 89 backyards hurrying as they looked far more like the offense, we saw in 2015 rather than the one we saw the very first 2 weeks of the year. I am not prepared to quit on them yet, as losing Erik McCoy on the very first drive eliminated the run video game and pass security, and not having Taysom Hill offered harmed them in other words yardage circumstances and resulted in Alvin Kamara having the most brings he has actually had in a video game considering that 2021.
Gamers not called Olave or Kamara integrated to get simply 18 overall lawns, as they were not able to get any balls to Rashid Shaheed. This video game exposed the Saint’s absence of depth that has actually been a hidden issue for them for a while, as losing one offending lineman and one weapon hindered the entire offense. The Eagles on the other hand were missing out on 2 offending linemen and their leading weapon in A.J. Brown and were still able to do enough to win. For the Saints offense to keep flourishing this year it appears like they will need to remain as healthy as possible and even make some trades to develop their depth.
The Ugly: Mistakes and Missed Opportunities
The Saints shot themselves in the foot plenty on Sunday, something you simply can refrain from doing if you anticipate to win in the NFL, specifically versus among the much better groups in the NFC in the Eagles. On their very first drive, the Saints had a 2nd and 6 from the Eagles 8-yard line, however an incorrect start put them behind the sticks, and they needed to opt for a basket. The 2nd drive Derek Carr was sacked for a 12-yard loss by Jalen Carter (who would have been Erik McCoy’s main obligation). The next 3 drives the Saints just acquired 2 very first downs,