2013 WC - No. 6 New Orleans Saints at No. 3 Philadelphia Eagles, Sat. 8 p.m. ET (NBC)

How does NO weather affect a football game ?

 

When is it ever 40 in the Superdome?

 

Its not 40 in the super dome.

Edit. Yeah what walnuts said.

 

Thank you for spelling it out for him.

 

Has there ever been an NFL playoff game where both starting QBs went to the same HS? Both Brees and Foles went to Austin Westlake.

 

Except to stop the run, amirite?

 

Yup. Pressure up the middle seems to disrupt Brees the most. Not exactly something we excel at.

 

True. Gonna be a tough battle for the eagles but the defense minus the vikes game hasnt been giving up a lot of points.

 

I'm giving this one to the Eagles.Although the Saints D is much improved from last year,their achilles heel is stopping the run.Shady should have a nice day.
The Saints road record is not great,and losing in week 15 to the Rams is not something a playoff caliber team should do.Philly is playing well this past 8 weeks and seem to have things figured out,although they need a better pass rush than we saw Sunday night.

 

All the factors in this game make for a good battle. The saints to me are the better team but thats not always a guarantee for victory.

 

Saints are a better team however, the Eagles are playing better ball right now and they're at home, outdoors, in the elements.

 

the linc is going to be insane saturday night. only issue will be parking for some people (like our tailgate) because of disney on ice.

no matter there will be plenty of jumbalaya, po boys and gumbo being served.

 

you keep daggering yourself with this stance on the saints road record. so now practicing in 40 degrees is the same as playing an "NFL" game in extremely cold conditions on the road in a hostile enviroment ? lol

btw its not just about the cold with the saints it's being on the road in general. plus tell me, how the jets and rams were the better teams ?

that defense has played much better since their bye and has held several top offenses in check scoring wise which is what matters.

 

IF this game was in the Superdome, the Eagles would get spanked. Seeing that it's not, I actually like the Eagles chances in this game.

 

a lot of people are bringing up the saints 'road' woes in the regular season as the reason they will lose this game. not sure i'm buying that, especially considering, if we are buying that theory, the eagles aren't great at home.

I think, more importantly, the Saints are the underdogs in this game and could possibly get beaten soundly for 2 reasons:

1) Brees historically plays worse in weather below 40 degrees. It's supposed to be in the 20's for this game.
2) The Saints front 7 is not exactly a tough run defense. McCoy and Brown could run all over them.

 

so the temps

so you arent buying the the saints' road woes as a reason they can lose this game and yet your first point outlines just that ?? cause where else do they play in temps below 40 but on the road ?