EAGLES NEWS

Saints 27 Eagles 24

It Was Over When.....

Saints kicker John Carney hit a 31 yard field goal as time expired. Basically it was over when the clock expired.

The Game Ball Goes To.....

The Saints' offense which put up 372 yards and 27 points. Quarterback Drew Brees passed for 275 yards and 3 Touchdowns and Wide Receiver Joe Horn had 6 catches for 110 yards and 2 touchdowns.

The Stat of The Game Is.....

3, as in just 3 for 10 on 3rd down for the Eagles offense. Its hard to win when you always have 3rd and long and you fail to convert. Yes the Eagles did still manage to compile 325 yards of offense and 24 points, but if they hadn't had so many 3rd and longs they would have had so much more.

The Bottom Line Is.....

This loss is a real let down for Eagles after their big win over the Cowboys last week. Now, instead of improving to 5-1 and maintaining their 1.5 game lead in the NFC East they fell to 4-2 and lead by just .5 games. This is a game they could have and should have won. Maybe the Saints are being helped along by a higher power, or maybe the Eagles were just hung over from last week. Whatever the reason for today's loss, I just hope it doesn't carry over to next week.