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NEW ORLEANS SAINTS WEEKLY MEDIA INFORMATION GUIDE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES VS. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS NOVEMBER 18, 2018 @ MERCEDESBENZ SUPERDOME GAME INFORMATION • ROSTERS • DEPTH CHART • TEAM AND PLAYER STATISTICS PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (4-5) VS. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (8-1) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2018 – 3:25 PM (CST) MERCEDES-BENZ SUPERDOME – NEW ORLEANS, LA. TV: FOX (WVUE-FOX 8 locally) – Joe Buck (play-by-play), Troy Aikman (color analyst) and Erin Andrews (sideline) NATIONAL RADIO: ESPN Radio – Sean Kelley (play-by-play), Dusty Dvo- racek (color analyst) and Diana Russini (sideline) LOCAL RADIO: WWL (870 AM and 105.3 FM) – Zach Strief (play-by-play), Deuce McAllister (color analyst) and Steve Geller (sideline) SPANISH LANGUAGE RADIO: Louisiana Spanish Network (97.9 FM) – Marco Garcia (play-by-play), Juan Carlos Ramos (color analyst) and Victor Quinonez (sideline) WR Michael Thomas made several big plays in the THE MATCHUP passing game, recording a game-high eight receptions for Following a 51-14 victory at the Cincinnati Bengals on 70 yards and two touchdowns. Thomas is now tied for the Sunday that was aided by a combination of a key plays on NFL receiving lead with 78 receptions for 950 yards and offense, defense and special teams, the New Orleans seven touchdowns. Thomas’ 274 receptions through his Saints will attempt to win nine games in a row for the fourth first 40 NFL games is the most by a player at that point in time in franchise history and at the least maintain their two- his career in league history. game NFC South division lead when they host the defend- The New Orleans defense surrendered season-lows in ing Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday both points (14) and net yards passing (174). LB Alex at 3:25 p.m. (CT). Anzalone continued his impressive play of late with a Following the dominating performance, in a contest big play in each contest for three consecutive weeks, tying where a highly-productive offense was backed by a de- for the team lead with five tackles (four solo) and chipping fense that did not allow big plays, New Orleans is now rid- in a third quarter sack that forced a punt. Playing both on ing an eight game winning streak for the second consecu- the inside and outside, Anzalone has taken his place in the tive season. The Saints (8-1), Rams (9-1) and Kansas City Saints’ productive 2017 draft class, recording 29 tackles Chiefs (8-1) are the only teams with one loss entering (21 solo), the sack, one interception, one pass defensed week 11. and one forced fumble. Takedowns also came from DE RB Mark Ingram enjoyed his most productive contest of Cameron Jordan and DT Sheldon Rankins, while DE the season on Sunday, as he rushed 13 times for a game- Alex Okafor and DT David Onyemata split a sack in the high and season-high 104 yards (8.0 avg.) and also had second quarter. CB Eli Apple and S Marcus Williams also three receptions for 58 yards, including a 28-yard scoring recorded the only two takeaways in the contest with one grab, which took place on a screen pass with the score interception apiece. knotted at 7-7 at the start of the second quarter. Ingram The Eagles go into Sunday’s contest with a 4-5 record also ripped off a 33-yard rush in the third quarter to help looking to turn around their season in a wide-open NFC set up New Orleans’ final touchdown. East. While the Eagles lead the series 17-13, including Overall, the Saints running game, powered by the duo of postseason, New Orleans has captured three of the last Ingram and Alvin Kamara enjoyed their most productive four meetings. day of the season, as the rushing attack ran for 244 yards, In The NFC South This Week: The Atlanta Falcons (4-5) averaging 5.2 yards per carry. QB Drew Brees was 22-of- will host the Dallas Cowboys (4-5) in a meeting between 25 passing (88.0%) for 265 yards with three touchdowns, New Orleans’ next two opponents. The Carolina Panthers zero interceptions and a 150.4 passer rating, while also (6-3) play at the Detroit Lions (3-6) and Tampa Bay (3-6) rushing for a touchdown also on a quarterback sneak. plays at the New York Giants (1-7). Eagles vs. Saints: Week 11 2 SERIES HISTORY 9/20/09 W, 48-22 Linc. Fin. Fld. 69,144 11/5/12 W, 28-13 MB Superdome 73,099 The Saints and Eagles first met on Nov. 5, 1967, with New Orleans posting a 31-24 victory at Tulane Stadium. It *1/4/14 W, 26-24 Linc. Fin. Fld. 69,144 was the first win in franchise history, coming in Week eight 10/11/15 L, 17-39 Linc. Fin. Fld. 69,296 of the Saints’ inaugural season. The Saints are 8-7 in games played in New Orleans in the regular season and 1- * NFC Wild Card Playoff 1 in the playoffs. The Saints have a 11-16 regular season $ NFC Divisional Playoff record and a 2-1 mark in the postseason vs. the Eagles. 12 of the games in the all-time series counting both the regular season and the playoffs have been decided by a touchdown or less, with seven decided by three points or LAST MEETING less. A look back on the all-time results: Philadelphia Eagles 39, Saints 17; October 4, 2015 @ Lincoln Financial Field – New Orleans was tied with Phil- adelphia 10-10 midway through the third quarter, but the Date Score Site Att. Eagles took advantage of 17 points off to turnovers in the 11/5/67 W, 31-24 Tulane Stad. 59,596 second half to pull away with a 39-17 victory. 11/19/67 L, 21-48 Franklin Field 60,751 The Saints took a 7-0 lead, when CB Brandon Browner picked off Philadelphia QB Sam Bradford in the end zone 12/8/68 L, 7-29 Franklin Field 57,128 and QB Drew Brees led New Orleans on an eight-play, 80- 10/26/69 L, 10-13 Franklin Field 60,568 yard drive that ended with a six-yard touchdown pass to TE Benjamin Watson. 11/30/69 W, 26-17 Tulane Stad. 72,805 Early in the second quarter, CB Delvin Breaux recorded 10/29/72 W, 21-3 Tulane Stad. 65,664 his first career interception, when he also picked off Brad- 10/27/74 W, 14-10 Tulane Stad. 64,257 ford in the end zone. However, the Saints were forced into a three and out and the Eagles evened the score after 11/6/77 L, 7-28 Veterans Stad. 53,482 Bradford connected with Eagles WR Josh Huff for a 41- 9/17/78 L, 17-24 Superdome 49,242 yard touchdown. Near the end of the first half, Brees was 9/16/79 L, 14-26 Superdome 54,212 sacked by Philadelphia DE Fletcher Cox, he fumbled and the ball was recovered by LB Jordan Hicks. Bradford com- 11/9/80 L, 21-34 Superdome 44,340 pleted a pair of passes to Eagles WR Jordan Matthews, 10/11/81 L, 14-31 Superdome 52,728 setting up a 39-yard field goal by K Caleb Sturgis. 12/11/83 W, 20-17 ot Veterans Stad. 45,182 The Saints tied the game at the start of the first half when they got the ball back, on a 21-yard field goal by K 10/6/85 W, 23-21 Superdome 56,364 Zach Hocker, on a drive powered by a 46-yard comple- 9/20/87 L, 17-27 Veterans Stad. 57,485 tion between Brees and WR Brandin Cooks. However, Philadelphia scored 16 straight points in the third quarter. 12/18/89 W, 30-20 Superdome 59,218 First Eagles RB Ryan Mathews ran for a two-yard touch- 10/13/91 W, 13-6 Veterans Stad. 64,224 down. On New Orleans’ next possession, Cox sacked Brees on the first play of the drive and recovered it at the 9/6/92 L,13-15 Veterans Stad. 63,513 Saints 13-yard line and Bradford immediately completed a 1/3/93* L, 20-36 Superdome 68,893 13-yard touchdown to TE Brent Celek. The Eagles then 12/26/93 L, 26-37 Veterans Stad. 50,085 took advantage of a 13-yard punt to set up Sturgis’ second of four field goals. 10/1/95 L, 10-15 Superdome 43,938 Sturgis kicked two more fourth quarter field goals to get 9/24/00 L, 7-21 Superdome 64,900 Philadelphia out to a comfortable 32-10 lead. On New Orle- 11/23/03 L, 20-33 Linc. Fin. Fld. 67,802 ans’ drive following Sturgis’ fourth successful kick, Eagles S Walter Thurmond picked off Brees and returned the ball 10/15/06 W, 27-24 Superdome 68,269 to the New Orleans four-yard line, where RB DeMarco Mur- 1/13/07 $ W, 27-24 Superdome 70,001 ray punched in the touchdown. The Saints tacked on a touchdown as time expired on a 14-yard connection be- 12/23/07 L, 23-38 Superdome 70,011 tween Brees and Cooks, for a final score of 39-17 Eagles vs. Saints: Week 11 3 SAINTS-EAGLES CONNECTIONS cornerback Jalen Mills played at LSU...Philadelphia Direc- tor of Player Personnel Andy Weidl was a member of the Saints Head Coach Sean Payton spent part of his child- Saints player personnel department from 2000-05...Saints hood in the Philadelphia area and served on the Eagles Sponsorship Coordinator Kaitlin Donahoe’s father, Tom coaching staff from 1997-98 as their quarterbacks Donahoe, serves as Senior Player Personnel Advisor coach...Saints Offensive Assistant Joseph Brady served as of the Eagles...Nolan and Philadelphia Offensive Coordina- a graduate assistant at Penn State from 2015-16...New tor Mike Groh served on the same New York Jets staff in Orleans Senior Defensive Assistant Peter Giunta served as 2000...New Orleans Special Teams Coordinator Bradford defensive backs coach of the Eagles from 1991-94 and Banta served on Philadelphia Defensive Coordinator also served on staffs at Penn State from 1981-83 and at Jim Schwartz’s staff in Detroit from 2009-13...Saints Quar- Lehigh from 1988-90...Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins was terbacks Coach Joe Lombardi served as an assistant a first round draft pick of the Saints in 2009 and played for Bucknell in 2000 and at Mercyhurst from 2002-05...New New Orleans for five seasons from 2009-13.