WEEK 17
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (6-9) @ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (13-2)
DATE: Sunday (1/1/23)
STADIUM: Lincoln Financial Field
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Jerome Boger
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Eagles lead all-time series, 18-12
STREAKS Eagles have won past 2
LAST GAME 11/21/21: Saints 29 at Eagles 40
LAST GAME AT SITE 11/21/21
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
LAST WEEK W 17-10 at Cleveland (Sat.)
COACH VS. OPP. Dennis Allen: 0-1
PTS. FOR 20.2
OFFENSE 337.1
PASSING Andy Dalton: 219-331-2,495-17-8-95.7
RUSHING Alvin Kamara: 184-717-3.9-2
RECEIVING Chris Olave (R): 63-940-14.9-3
PTS. AGAINST 21.7
DEFENSE 322.4
SACKS Demario Davis: 6.5
INTs Tyrann Mathieu: 2
TAKE/GIVE -12 (11/23)
PUNTING (NET) Blake Gillikin: 46.8 (41.6)
KICKING Wil Lutz: 93 (30/30 PAT; 21/27 FG)
SAINTS NOTES
• QB ANDY DALTON has 100+ rating in 2 of his past 3. Passed for 377 yards & 3 TDs vs. INT for 134.7 rating in his last start vs. Phi. (12/27/20 w/ Dal.). Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Phi. with 325+ pass yards, 2+ TD passes & 130+ rating.
• RB ALVIN KAMARA had 110 scrimmage yards (76 rush, 34 rec.) & 2nd rush TD of season in Week 16. Aims for his 3rd in row with 100+ scrimmage yards. Has 1,197 scrimmage yards in 2022 & is only player with 1,100+ scrimmage yards in each of past 6 seasons. Has 202 scrimmage yards (101 per game) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in 2 career games vs. Phi. & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Phi. with TD.
• WR CHRIS OLAVE ranks 2nd among rookies in receptions (63) & rec. yards (940).
• WR RASHID SHAHEED has 50+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 on road.
• TE JUWAN JOHNSON has 5 rec. TDs in his past 6 & ranks 3rd among TEs with career-high 7 rec. TDs in 2022.
• TE TAYSOM HILL rushed for 56 yards & had 6th rush TD of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with TD. Had 324 yards (291 pass, 33 rush) & 2 TD passes vs. INT for 102 rating in his last game at Phi.
• DE CAMERON JORDAN has 11 TFL in 2022 & is 1 of 2 (Aaron Donald) with 10+ TFL in each of past 8 seasons. Had sack in last meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Phi. with PD.
• DE CARL GRANDERSON had 4th sack of season & career-high 3 TFL last week.
• LB DEMARIO DAVIS needs 6 tackles & TFL for 6th-straight season with 100+ tackles & 10+ TFL. Aims for his 8th in row with 5+ tackles.
• S TYRANN MATHIEU had season-high 11 tackles & TFL last week. Has 5 PD in his past 5 vs. Phi.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
LAST WEEK L 40-34 at Dallas (Sat.)
COACH VS. OPP. Nick Sirianni: 1-0
PTS. FOR 29.7
OFFENSE 397.3
PASSING Jalen Hurts: 286-425-3,472-22-5-104.5
RUSHING Miles Sanders: 236-1,175-5.0-11
RECEIVING A.J. Brown: 80-1,304-16.3-10
PTS. AGAINST 20.5
DEFENSE 301.9
SACKS Haason Reddick: 14
INTs James Bradberry, Darius Slay: 3
TAKE/GIVE +9 (26/17)
PUNTING (NET) Brett Kern: 45.0 (33.0)
KICKING Jake Elliott: 91 (49/51 PAT; 14/17 FG)
EAGLES NOTES
• PHILADELPHIA clinched playoff berth for 2nd-straight season under HC Nick Sirianni.
• QB JALEN HURTS is 1 of 4 QBs ever with 3,000+ pass yards (3,472), 20+ TD passes (22) & 10+ rush TDs (13) in single season & has 2nd-most rush TDs by QB in single season all-time. Has 19 TDs (14 pass, 5 rush) vs. 3 INTs for 110.7 rating in 7 home starts in 2022. Had 3 rush TDs in last meeting.
• QB GARDNER MINSHEW passed for 355 yards & had 3 TDs (2 pass, 1 rush) in 1st start of season in Week 16, his 6th-career game with 300+ pass yards.
• RB MILES SANDERS has 7 rush TDs in 7 home games in 2022 & aims for his 3rd in row at home with rush TD. Rushed for 94 yards in last meeting. Has career-high 11 rush TDs & needs 75 scrimmage yards for new career high (1,327 in 2019).
• WR A.J. BROWN had 103 rec. yards last week, his 5th game with 100+ rec. yards in 2022. Has career highs in catches (80) & rec. yards (1,304) this season. Has 7 rec. TDs in 7 home games in 2022 & aims for his 3rd in row at home with rec. TD.
• WR DEVONTA SMITH had 8 catches for 113 yards & 2 rec. TDs in Week 16, his 2ndcareer game with 2 rec. TDs. Has career highs in catches (79) & rec. yards (1,014) this season. Has 5+ catches in 6 of his past 7.
• LB HAASON REDDICK had 2 sacks & FF last week & has career-high 14 sacks in 2022. Has 5 FFs this season, tied-most in NFL. Aims for his 3rd in row with 2+ sacks & FF & his 8th in row with 0.5+ sacks.
• DE JOSH SWEAT had 1.5 sacks & 1st-career INT-TD in Week 16 & has career-high 11 sacks & 15 TFL this season. Aims for his 4th in row at home & 6th in row overall with sack.
• CB JAMES BRADBERRY ranks tied-2nd in NFL with 15 PD this season.
