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PHILADELPHIA (3-4) At NEW ORLEANS (2-5)
Monday, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
OPENING LINE – Saints by 4
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Philadelphia 1-5-1; New Orleans 3-4
SERIES RECORD – Eagles lead 16-11
AP PRO32 RANKING – Eagles No. 17; Saints No. 23
LAST MEETING – Saints beat Eagles 48-22, Sept. 20, 2009
LAST WEEK – Philadelphia lost to Atlanta 30-17; New Orleans lost to Denver 34-14
EAGLES OFFENSE – OVERALL (14), RUSH (10), PASS (15)
EAGLES DEFENSE – OVERALL (12), RUSH (17), PASS (14)
SAINTS OFFENSE – OVERALL (5), RUSH (32), PASS (1)
SAINTS DEFENSE – OVERALL (32), RUSH (31), PASS (30)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Eagles have lost three straight games. … Saints coming off most lopsided loss in four years. … Eagles QB Michael Vick has 78.6 passer rating, his lowest since joining team in 2009. … Vick threw eight interceptions and lost five fumbles in first six games, but coming off turnover-free performance against Falcons. … New Orleans already has two more losses than all of last season, when it tied franchise record with 13-3 mark. … Eagles went three straight games without sack before snapping drought last week. They rank next-to-last with nine sacks on season. … Saints are first team since at least 1950 to give up more than 400 yards in seven consecutive games. … In addition to ranking last in league total defense by more than 50 yards a game, New Orleans 32nd in average yards rushing (72.6 yards). … Vick 5-2 against Saints as Atlanta’s starting quarterback. … New Orleans QB Drew Brees has thrown at least one touchdown pass in NFL-record 50 straight games. With two TD passes against Denver, he climbed past John Elway for sixth on career list with 301. … Philadelphia’s three wins are by total of four points. Last time Eagles had three wins in season by two points or less was 1997.
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