Philadelphia Eagles-New Orleans Saints: Keys to the Game

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Published: September 19, 2009

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... into the season. Every season at least one team does it, and both of these teams are prime candidates to get on such a roll.

The Saints come into Philadelphia toting possibly the most explosive offense in the entire NFL. They'll face off against the Eagles, who boast one of the most suffocating defenses in the league over the past 10 years. Even without the late, great Jim Johnson, the Eagles defense proved they could dominate last week against the Panthers.

With that said, let's take a look at what the Philadelphia Eagles must do to take this Week Two game and walk out 2-0.


Health of Donovan McNabb


While I believe the Eagles could beat the Saints with or without McNabb, having him makes the task much easier.

There's not much debate regarding McNabb's status as an elite top-five quarterback, so it's obvious the Eagles are a much better team with him. On the other side of that, Kevin Kolb—who would star...

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