PHILADELPHIA – The New Orleans Saints are spiraling in the wrong direction at the wrong time.
They have now lost three straight for the first time since 2016, with their offense and defense both having their worst stretches of the season. And Sunday’s 40-29 flop at the Philadelphia Eagles was the ugliest of the three, since they trailed 33-7 heading into the fourth quarter.
Technically, the Saints (5-5) are still in line for the NFC’s seventh playoff seed because of tiebreakers. And they should get crucial players like running back Alvin Kamara and offensive tackles Terron Armstead and Ryan Ramczyk back from injuries soon.