The Eagles will look to earn their first home win of the season on Sunday when they host the New Orleans Saints at Lincoln Financial Field.
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The Eagles (4-6) are coming off an impressive 30-13 win over the Denver Broncos. The Eagles dominated the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball, as quarterback Jalen Hurts and wideout DeVonta Smith put on a spectacular show in the first half. Defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon’s unit also switched things up, taking a more aggressive approach and shutting down the Denver offense for the majority of the game.
The Saints (5-4) are coming off a loss to the surging Tennessee Titans. With starting quarterback Jameis Winston sidelined for the year, the Saints are relying on journeyman backup Trevor Siemian to lead the offense. The Saints are 0-2 since Siemian took over as starting QB.
Will the Eagles post their first winning streak and finally win at home? Here’s what our writers think:
Mike Kaye: Eagles reporter, NJ Advance Media
The Eagles pulled off a potentially monumental win in Denver last week. Now, they’ll face their biggest game of the season, as a win would station them pretty comfortably in the wild-card chase. The Eagles are 2-1 against the NFC South and their last home win came against the Saints last season.
Hurts’ first career win came against Sean Payton, and while the Saints have a terrific defense, we’ve seen the Eagles QB run wild on the unit before. Plus, Trevor Siemian is the level of quarterback that defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon typically has success against this season.
PICK: Eagles 23, Saints 19.
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Chris Franklin: Eagles reporter, NJ Advance Media
Who would have thought Sunday’s game between the Saints and Eagles would potentially have playoff implications? The Eagles are within a game of the seventh playoff spot and have tiebreakers against the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers. Ahead of them are the Saints, who currently are the sixth seed. Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts and the rest of the Eagles offense are playing at a high level. Hurts had success against the Saints’ defense last year in his first career start. Look for Hurts to duplicate what made him successful in last year’s game, using his legs to extend plays and the offense to continue to rely on the ground game as the Eagles win their first game this season at Lincoln Financial Field.
PICK: Eagles 24, Saints 20.
Zack Rosenblatt: Giants reporter, NJ Advance Media
The Eagles seem to have finally found a balance on offense and their rushing attack looks legitimate, even without Miles Sanders. If Jalen Hurts can keep improving, they should be competitive with most teams — if their defense doesn’t revert back to looking terrible. The Saints’ offense is far from scary these days and they look very beatable. This should be a close one.
PICK: Eagles 21, Saints 20.
Joey Chandler: Jets reporter, NJ Advance Media
This should be a close battle, but Jalen Hurts continues to show signs of improvement.
PICK: Eagles 17, Saints 10.
Darryl Slater: NFL writer, NJ Advance Media
The 5-4 Saints need this win, in order to keep up with the 6-3 Buccaneers and 5-5 Panthers in the NFC South. The 4-6 Eagles got an important victory last week in Denver. Those are the type of winnable games Nick Sirianni needs to actually win this year, and he did. After this week, Sirianni gets two more of them, entering the Week 14 bye — Giants, then Jets. Can he win four straight games heading into the bye? No.
PICK: Saints 31, Eagles 17.
Joe Giglio: Sports reporter, NJ Advance Media
The Eagles have the most efficient offense in the NFL over the last three weeks. The Saints don’t have a quarterback.
PICK: Eagles 26, Saints 23.
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Mike Kaye may be reached at mkaye@njadvancemedia.com.
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