Saints must remain focused in final game of road gauntlet (1 Viewer)

[BCK30]

There is always a chance of a small letdown after playing your division rival. And with the big matchup looming against the defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs when the Saints finally return home, there could be concern of overlooking the Eagles, especially with all the drama going on there.

Once again Sean Payton is going to have to push the right buttons to keep the focus of what's on the line for the players. A loss against a conference opponent now would be disastrous with the Packers right behind for the number 1 seed. Jalen Hurts is certainly more athletic than Wentz but he is very inexperienced. I'm sure the Eagles will make a concerted effort to run the ball and there will likely be more read option. It will be up to Onyemata, Rankins, and the defensive tackles to wreak havoc in both run and pass game, thus forcing Hurts to make some risky throws that should work in the Saints favor.

 

[DerrickB]

There is always a chance of a small letdown after playing your division rival. And with the big matchup looming against the defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs when the Saints finally return home, there could be concern of overlooking the Eagles, especially with all the drama going on there.

Once again Sean Payton is going to have to push the right buttons to keep the focus of what's on the line for the players. A loss against a conference opponent now would be disastrous with the Packers right behind for the number 1 seed. Jalen Hurts is certainly more athletic than Wentz but he is very inexperienced. I'm sure the Eagles will make a concerted effort to run the ball and there will likely be more read option. It will be up to Onyemata, Rankins, and the defensive tackles to wreak havoc in both run and pass game, thus forcing Hurts to make some risky throws that should work in the Saints favor.

Concern by who?

 

[Saints' Last Dance]

This game is actually more important for us than the Chiefs game due to it being NFC. Knowing how focused this team is however I have no doubts they will not look ahead to the showdown next week.