Bradford goes to the showers to fire up the team

“Yeah”, Bradford said. “After what we were able to do in the preseason, everybody was waiting for us to do that again”. The Eagles played a great game today! “But it’s something that we’ve become kind of accustomed to because of the type of player Fletch is”. Bradford (32 for 45 for 333 yards and two touchdowns, with two interceptions) threw a 13-yard touchdown to Brent Celek on the next play to boost the lead to 23-10. As scripture says, you must have eyes to see. “Not only in the passing game but the run game, too”.

“No, I don’t think [it was more important coming from the QB]”, Kelly added. “And I think – we keep seeing him getting a little bit better every week, so that’s a good thing for us as we’re moving forward here”. You just have to make sure that the players, coaches and everyone understands what the focus is.

Philadelphia’s Ryan Mathews and DeMarco Murray each rushed for touchdowns to help the Eagles break out of their offensive slump.

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“The risk/reward is, if I put our defense out in the field in that situation, I have confidence they’re going to get a stop”, Kelly said. When the quarterback holds the football, it gives the rush time to get there.

Brown, one of the Saints key off-season signings, pulled in the teams first interception in the end zone for a touchback. Bradford was never sacked, was seldom hit and the running backs combined for 183 rushing yards. Yet Sunday, they did not win on a bad call or a tricky bounce or a wind-affected field goal. The Saints then drove 80 yards in eight plays, with Brees connecting on a 6-yard touchdown pass to tight end Benjamin Watson to give the Saints a 7-0 lead with 3:35 left in the opening period.

By then, the Eagles were in full flight. You’re not going to get anything out of a lot of guys who talk all the time that don’t perform.

Luckily for New York, Sam Bradford is a sitting duck in the pocket, so his decision-making will determine the outcome of the game.

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The second quarter found the Eagles in the midst of a 10-play, 65-yard drive.

That chance finally came on the next series, after the Saints went 3-and-out. The equalizer came on a 41-yard swing pass to Josh Huff.

Surprisingly, the leading receiver in this game was not Brandin Cooks, Jordan Matthews or Zach Ertz.

“I mean, if you look at the tape, we ran the same plays we always run”, Kelly insisted in Monday’s press conference. “Sam was able to see me”. I just hope they have that in them. He was 4-4 on field goals after that.

Amid a fitful start, there have been glimpses of good for the Eagles. “A lot of it is your response afterwards”.

Perhaps Payton decides to start fresh with a new message in a place like Miami next year. Bradford threw an ill advised long ball for Riley Cooper and it was way off the mark. The nine-play, 68-yard drive came up empty. I couldn’t wait to tell everyone how he is a legit number one wide receiver. On his second sack, he forced a fumble, which the Eagles recovered. “The second one, the kid just made a play”. Brees picked apart a porous Eagles secondary, scoring the game’s first touchdown. He made a huge play on a third and forever – the exact kind Billy Davis’s defenses have been giving up for three years now – where he wrapped up C.J. Spiller behind the line of scrimmage.

“We knew the type of game this was going to be, the type of offense that Philly has”, quarterback Drew Brees said.