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The Saints gained 208 rushing yards and 435 total yards, both postseason franchise records, along with 158 return yards on special teams en route to a 27–24 victory over the Eagles, allowing them to advance to the conference championship game for the first time in the team's 40-year history.
Following a field goal by the Saints, Eagles kicker Jake Elliott missed a 60-yard field goal, and the Saints scored a touchdown to take a 12–7 lead with just over two minutes left. However, a short pass from Hurts to Dallas Goedert for 61 yards on 3rd-and-16 set up another touchdown plus a two-point conversion by Barkley to make it a 15–12 ...
The Eagles punted with 1:39 remaining, and the Saints converted a first down on a run by McAllister to end the game. During the game, the Saints made a franchise playoff record with 435 total yards of offense.
The record Hill broke was his own. He logged 112 rushing yards in the Saints' 29-23 win over the Seattle Seahawks in 2022 and owns four of the top 10 rushing games recorded by a tight end.
Still, the Eagles were fifth in the league in points allowed, and first in yards allowed by nearly 400 yards – and the team that was second in yards allowed is also on that top-ten defenses list, the 1991 New Orleans Saints. The Eagles allowed 3.9 yards per play, where no other team allowed fewer than 4.5.
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (26) celebrates after scoring a two-point conversion against the New Orleans Saints in the second half of an NFL football game in New Orleans ...
The Eagles' MVP candidate QB wasn't supposed to return before the postseason. That was before they lost two straight games to keep the door ajar on the NFC East title and No. 1 playoff seed.
Although they fell behind 14–0 in the first quarter after Eagles quarterback Nick Foles scored two touchdowns, the Saints scored 20 unanswered points to win the game, with cornerback Marshon Lattimore intercepting Nick Foles in Saints territory on the Eagles' final drive. It was the Saints' first NFC Championship Game appearance since the ...