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Live Game Updates: Keep Up With the Saints Action For Week 3 Against the Eagles

The Saints and Eagles clash for a Week 3 matchup in the Superdome.

John Hendrix

Sep 15, 2024; Arlington, Texas, USA; New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara (41) celebrates with New Orleans Saints fullback Adam Prentice (46) after scoring a touchdown during the second half against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images
Sep 15, 2024; Arlington, Texas, USA; New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara (41) celebrates with New Orleans Saints fullback Adam Prentice (46) after scoring a touchdown during the second half against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images / Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images
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NEW ORLEANS -- We're expecting quite the atmosphere when the Saints and Eagles kickoff for a Week 3 matchup in the Superdome. It's one of seven early kicks on Sunday, and New Orleans looks for their first 3-0 start since 2013.

New Orleans might have a little bit more of a challenge getting there against Philadelphia, but they're riding a major hot streak with Klint Kuibiak's offense leading the charge. However, the defense is also doing a formidable job as well. Keep up with all of the action here with scoring updates, highlights and in-game analysis from the Superdome.

Pregame Notes

  • If the Saints offense keeps clicking like they have in the previous two weeks, they could set a new NFL record for points scored over the first three games of a NFL season. They'd need 42.
  • Dallin Holker is not the only rookie who will make his Saints debut, as linebacker Jaylan Ford is also up. He's expected to play a lot on special teams.
  • After not practicing all week with a foot injury, Landon Young is available. He is typically the jumbo man.
  • Willie Gay Jr. could be a bigger presence in this game with Jalen Hurts and his mobility being a factor.
  • There's a lot of Eagles fans in here, not that we're surprised. New Orleans is always a good trip.
  • Drew Brees is in the house. It's going to be electric.
  • Taysom Hill has a bruised lung, according to FOX's Jay Glazer.

First Quarter - Saints 3, Eagles 0

Scoring

  • Saints, 6:51 (15-54, 8:09) - Blake Grupe 34-yard field goal.

Notes

  • That's a great job by Alvin Kamara to bounce it outside on the 3rd-and-1 play. They missed the late stuff.
  • Erik McCoy got hurt on the same play, and he went to the medical tent. He walked gingerly to get there. Oli Udoh is in the game and Lucas Patrick goes to center.
  • McCoy left the blue tent and was still walking very gingerly to get there. He's officially questionable to return with a groin injury.
  • That's a huge hookup on 3rd-and-8 from Derek Carr to Chris Olave for 15 yards. Beautiful route and great throw. He had another one on 3rd-and-9 to keep the Saints drive going and set them up in the red zone.
  • First offensive drive doesn't result in a touchdown. The false start penalty by Foster Moreau backed the offense up and they couldn't recover.
  • Grupe's field goal ended up hitting the post and then going in. That would have been a disaster for their opening drive.
  • Just a great play on defense to start with Carl Granderson and Pete Werner both doing an excellent job on the run play. Granderson had another good play to follow that up. Alontae Taylor finished the drive off getting his 4th sack of the year.
  • Tough way to start the second drive with a sack by Jordan Davis. That resulted in a loss of 12. It was the first time we've seen Matt Hayball in the first half this season.
  • Two big back-to-back plays for the Eagles on offense to start their second drive, as Jalen Hurts hit DeVonta Smith coming across the middle and then Dallas Goedert for a big gain to get into the red zone.

Highlights

Second Quarter - Saints 3, Eagles 0

Scoring

None

Notes

  • Tremendous job by Tyrann Mathieu to make up for that big play to Goedert getting a pick in the end zone to completely turn the Eagles away.
  • Offense hasn't exactly found a groove in this game. Erik McCoy is missed, and that's an understatement. Two tipped passes at the line now for Philly.
  • Saints defense is doing a pretty good job on the ground right now. They have to get that pass defense settled in a little more. Philly's aggressive decision on 4th Down paid off too.
  • Outstanding job by Carl Granderson on that Hurts scramble to force a fumble that Willie Gay Jr. was able to scoop up.
  • Much better start to the offensive drive following the turnover. New Orleans was able to get it to a 3rd-and-1 and converted with a Carr to Foster Moreau hookup. Unfortunately, it was followed up by a negative play and the drive stalled out. I thought it was a good ball by Derek Carr on the Rashid Shaheed bomb that didn't connect.
  • Alontae Taylor was pounding the turf after not making that tackle on the edge that could have turned the Eagles away.
  • Erik McCoy is out for the rest of the game.
  • Dallas Goedert is having a half, hauling in 7 catches for 80 yards.
  • Great job by Pete Werner and Chase Young to stop the 4th Down play. That looked to be a Tush Push until it wasn't.

Highlights

Third Quarter - Saints 3, Eagles 0

Scoring

None

Notes

  • Eagles getting some ground success to open the quarter with Saquon Barkley. New Orleans giving up a big gain on 1st-and-20 wasn't a great look either.
  • Nick Siranni is going to be answering a lot of questions regardless of how this game plays out. He opted for another 4th Down conversion and Bryan Bresee picked up the sack to turn Philly away again.
  • Last thing you want is to go 3 and out following the big stop and New Orleans was able to get a big sideline connection from Carr to Olave.
  • Unfortunately, the Saints couldn't get anything done with that and that was not a good play call on 3rd Down.
  • Saquon Barkley is now finding a way to get success on the ground. Also, where is the push from the pass rush?
  • That's a heck of an effort by J.T. Gray to get the punt block to set up excellent field position. Jordan Howden had the recovery.

Highlights

Fourth Quarter - Eagles 15, Saints 12

Scoring

  • Eagles, 13:17 (4-82, 1:41) - Saquon Barkley 65-yard run.
  • Saints, 9:49 (8-50, 3:28) - Blake Grupe 38-yard field goal.
  • Saints, 2:03 (9-50, 4:38) - Chris Olave 12-yard pass from Derek Carr. 2-point attempt fails.
  • Eagles, 1:01 (5-69, 1:02) - Saquon Barkley 4-yard run. 2-point attempt good with a Barkley run.

Notes

  • Relying on your ground game when it isn't working without two of your best players for a 4th Down call probably isn't the right decision. Huge stop for Philly.
  • That was a very scary situation with DeVonta Smith and that whistle should have been blown so much sooner. He ended up sitting up and walked off the field. Smith headed to the locker room later and gave a towel wave for some Eagles fans in attendance.
  • Immediately following that, Saquon Barkley torched the Saints defense for a 65-yard run. Now the pressure shifts to the offense.
  • Finally, we see a big run by Alvin Kamara that went for 16 yards.
  • Just no time for Carr on the throw into the dirt. Someone has to block.
  • Kamara gets the wheel route for 27 working against Zack Baun. We saw that in practice plenty over the past several years.
  • Cesar Ruiz got injured a couple plays later and ended up coming off for a play. Nick Saldiveri went in at left guard and Oli Udoh moved to right guard.
  • Dallas Goedert is having tremendous success on the day and had another huge play to get the Eagles offense into Saints territory.
  • Good combo play by Cam Jordan and Will Harris to stop Goedert on a 1-yard loss.
  • Great job by Chase Young to force the Hurts throw to get the Saints off the field. They also benefitted from a 60-yard missed field goal.
  • Trevor Penning has to have more discipline on that play. He picked up a 15-yard personal foul penalty after Kamara got the first down with a run. Darius Slay Jr. got hurt on that play.
  • Just a big hookup off play action from Carr to Olave to pick up 29 yards. The Saints needed that something fierce.
  • I did not like the 2-point call.
  • Huge sack by Bryan Bresee when the Saints really needed it.
  • Someone completely blew the assignment on Dallas Goedert to let him get 61 yards. Barkley was able to punch it in not long after.
  • If you can't protect, then you see what happens. Derek Carr came up hurt following the pick, which is something to monitor.

Highlights

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John Hendrix
JOHN HENDRIX

I officially started covering the New Orleans Saints & other NFL topics in 2011. My work has been featured on various outlets over the years. I worked closely with Skyhorse Publishing in Fall 2018 to update the book, Tales From the New Orleans Saints Sidelines, which filled in all Saints material from the 2013-2017 seasons. Prior to joining Saints News Network, I served as the Managing Editor of SB Nation's Canal Street Chronicles for 3.5 years, and before that with FanSided's Who Dat Dish as the Managing Editor for several years. I have also had experiences of being a freelance Saints reporter for The Sun Herald in Biloxi, MS and a contributing writer for WDSU, a local NBC TV station in New Orleans. I have appeared on a vast amount of TV and Radio shows, both nationally and locally. For tips, comments, or suggestions, please contact me at johnhendrix@saintsnews.net

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