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Philadelphia Eagles: 5 Players that are key to a Divisional Round victory over the Saints

By Justin Grasso

CHICAGO, IL - JANUARY 06: Nick Foles #9 of the Philadelphia Eagles passes against the Chicago Bears during an NFC Wild Card playoff game at Soldier Field on January 6, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. The Eagles defeated the Bears 16-15. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - JANUARY 06: Nick Foles #9 of the Philadelphia Eagles passes against the Chicago Bears during an NFC Wild Card playoff game at Soldier Field on January 6, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. The Eagles defeated the Bears 16-15. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – NOVEMBER 25: Alshon Jeffery #17 of the Philadelphia Eagles carries the ball in the fourth quarter against the New York Giants at Lincoln Financial Field on November 25, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – NOVEMBER 25: Alshon Jeffery #17 of the Philadelphia Eagles carries the ball in the fourth quarter against the New York Giants at Lincoln Financial Field on November 25, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

Alshon Jeffery, WR

We have to assume that the Saints are going to stick by their game plan from the last matchup and double-team Eagles tight end, Zach Ertz. The Saints knew at the time that Carson Wentz leaned heavily on the tight end, and New Orleans was doing everything that they could do to eliminate Ertz from the game. Therefore, the Eagles wideouts could be primed for a big day if the Saints defense has a lot of their focus on the Eagles tight end.

Last week, Alshon Jeffery had a few big catches, but he didn’t exactly go off. This week, it may be a different story. The Saints are a good team all around, but their offense is what makes them great. Their defense on the other hand, well, they are very much beatable. That secondary hasn’t been all that great this season, and the Eagles struggled to expose that the first time around.

This time though, Alshon Jeffery and the rest of the Eagles wideouts could have a big game. Four catches for 33 yards was Jeffery’s stat line in Week 11. Let’s be honest, Wentz was not utilizing Jeffery’s talents correctly at all this year. Ever since Nick Foles came in the picture, Alshon has been coming up with big plays, which gave the Eagles offense an opportunity to come up with even bigger plays elsewhere. This offense will look a lot different against the Saints this time around, and it starts with Alshon Jeffery intimidating that secondary.

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