Saints 48, Eagles 7 – as it happened
The Eagles were obliterated by the Saints, 48-7, on Sunday in New Orleans. It was the largest loss by a defending Super Bowl champion in NFL history, and the Eagles' worst loss in over a decade.
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The Eagles were obliterated by the Saints, 48-7, on Sunday in New Orleans. It was the largest loss by a defending Super Bowl champion in NFL history, and the Eagles' worst loss in over a decade.
Here's how the game unfolded in our live chat.
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Game Summary
6:49 4th — Saints 48, Eagles 7: Will Lutz kicked a 19-yard field goal. The Saints had the ball on the Eagles' 1-yard line, but decided to not go for it on fourth down.
13:15 4th — Saints 45, Eagles 7: On 4th down and 7 at the Eagles' 38, New Orleans went for it and Drew Brees threw a deep ball that Alvin Kamara hauled in for a 38-yard touchdown play.
0:00 3rd: Rasul Douglas suffered a knee injury.
5:34 3rd — Saints 38, Eagles 7: Mark Ingram capped off a 7-play, 41-yard drive with a plunge over the goal line. Meanwhile, the Eagles' offense continues to do very little.
11:20 3rd — Saints 31, Eagles 7: Michael Thomas caught a 31-yard touchdown pass from Drew Brees.
14:23 3rd: Jason Kelce is back to being questionable instead of out. Sidney Jones is also questionable with a hamstring injury.
0:39 2nd — Saints 24, Eagles 7: Drew Brees threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Tre'Quan Smith to extend the Saints' lead back to 17 points.
8:49 2nd — Saints 17, Eagles 7: Josh Adams scored his first career touchdown with an impressive 28-yard run up the middle.
12:07 2nd — Saints 17, Eagles 0: New Orleans kept rolling right through the Birds' defense, as Mark Ingram capped off a 10-play, 84-yard drive with a 14-yard touchdown run. Meanwhile, Jason Kelce is out of the game for good with an elbow injury, and Avonte Maddox is out with a knee injury.
2:49 1st: One play after being sacked, Carson Wentz was intercepted by Marshon Lattimore throwing a deep pass into double coverage that Nelson Agholor really had no chance to catch.
3:17 1st — Saints 10, Eagles 0: Drew Brees threw a three-yard touchdown pass to Carr. Earlier in the drive, Eagles safety Avonte Maddox suffered what appeared to be a bad injury. Jason Kelce is also out of the game for now with an elbow injury. He is questionable to return.
9:10 1st — Saints 3, Eagles 0: After the Birds went three-and-out on their opening drive for the sixth time this season, the Saints went down the field fairly easily, but the Eagles' defense managed to hold them to a 38-yard Will Lutz field goal.
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