The New Orleans Saints play host to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Divisional playoffs on Sunday afternoon at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
The game is a rematch of the teams’ Week 11 contest in New Orleans, in which the Saints’ routed the Eagles 48-7, Philadelphia’s worst loss since 2005.
Here are seven keys to another Saints’ win on Sunday:
1. Start fast
The Saints have shown they can come from behind in wins against the Browns, Ravens and Steelers, but they are at their best as front-runners. When they seize early leads and stir the sellout home crowds into a frenzy, they are almost impossible to beat in the Superdome. The Saints followed this recipe to a T in their 48-7 rout of the Eagles in Week 11, scoring on their first three series to open a 17-0 lead and rendering the Philly offense one-dimensional. The longer the Eagles hang around on Sunday the more emboldened they’ll be.
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