(6) New Orleans Saints take on (3) Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field

QB Drew Brees and his teammates will be heading up North to the outdoor stadium in Philadelphia to battle a quick west coast offense made by newly instated HC Chip Kelly. This new type of offense will be trouble for DC Rob Ryan and his defense. 

The New Orleans Saints will possibly be without HB Pierre Thomas in this wild card round. This opens up an offense that the Eagles defense should be quite worried about. The Saints will utilize big-personality HB Mark Ingram on most of their running plays, but they will also use big-time pass catcher and runner, HB Darren Sproles, and I feel Sproles may have a big game filled with a lot of bad play calls by the Eagles petite defense leading to deep passes and big screen plays. The speed on the Saints wide reciever staff is going to play a factor in this game too. Wide receivers like WR Marques Colston and WR Kenny Stills will be getting a lot of deep shots from Brees thrown at them. If CB Cary Williams and S Brandon Boykin can't keep up, the game will be over early. 

On the Eagles side of the ball, you see HB LeSean McCoy, the leading rusher in football this year. He is going to have a big day. The Saints defense is very strong on the defensive line, but McCoy will find some serious holes to jump right into the secondary. QB Nick Foles, the man who started mid season and almost broke the consecutive TDs without an interception record, will be starting at QB and will be in trouble. His mind is very good at avoiding turnovers, but on Saturday he may not click right. The Saints defense has done very well for Rob Ryan this year, and it will continue. 

This game will end with the Saints winning, 30-24. I expect a 30-7 lead midway through the third quarter, then the Eagles will try to mount a comeback. Drew Brees will play well with 3 TDs and 350 yards passing. Sproles will also pack a good punch with 7 receptions for 92 yards and a TD as well as 32 yards on the ground. TE Jimmy Graham will play big like TE Jason Witten did in Week 17 in Dallas, and he will get 7 receptions for 142 yards and a TD. Nick Foles will do decently with 250 yards passing for 1 TD and 2 interceptions. LeSean McCoy will me dominant with 160 yards rushing and 2 TDs, and WR Riley Cooper will play nicely with 5 receptions for 72 yards and a TD. It will be a nail biter toward the end, but the Saints will prevail.