Welcome to a gumbo ya-ya special here at the old Livefyre Lounge… kickoff is scheduled for 8:30 PM EST between the 3-4 Philadelphia Eagles and the 2-5 New Orleans Saints. ESPN TV and Watch/ESPN are televising the game. Outside the Mercedes-Benz SuperDome in New Orleans, it's 65 degrees F. with a cool breeze blowing…
This is the only kind of "cole brees" I'm hoping to experience while watching this game at home and with the council of our Livefyre audience experts…
We've previewed this game and its significance to death, so on with the show…if you want to create a Livefyre "voice" in this show but haven't done so yet, just go to www.livefyre.com and open a free account—it only takes a few minutes.
Just a few last-minute Elias Sports Bureau notes on this game courtesy of the ESPN.com show page:
Matchup
|
PHI
|
NO
|
|
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3-4 | 2-5 |
| Avg Points | 17.1 | 27.1 |
| Avg Points Allowed | 22.1 | 30.9 |
| Home Record | 2-2 | 1-2 |
| Road Record | 1-2 | 1-3 |
| Division Record | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| Conference Record | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Head to Head Matchups (Since 2001)
| New Orleans leads 3-2 | |
|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2009 | PHI 22, NO 48 |
| Dec 23, 2007 | PHI 38, @NO 23 |
| Jan 13, 2007 | PHI 24, @NO 27 |
| Oct 15, 2006 | PHI 24, @NO 27 |
| Nov 23, 2003 | PHI 33, NO 20 |
Team Averages & NFL Ranks
| TEAM DEFENSE | TEAM | PER GAME AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|
| TEAM OFFENSE | TEAM | PER GAME AVERAGE |
| Yards Allowed | PHI |
340 |
| NO |
475 |
|
| Pass Yds Allowed | PHI |
229 |
| NO |
305 |
|
| Rush Yds Allowed | PHI |
110 |
| NO |
170 |
|
| Total Yards | PHI |
363 |
| NO |
389 |
|
| Yards Passing | PHI |
246 |
| NO |
316 |
|
| Yards Rushing | PHI |
118 |
| NO |
73 |
See you after the game! For now I'm just going to blend in with the Livefyre commentators and audience and chut up…I seem to learn more from the experts here when I chut up…
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