NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints suffered their first loss of the season Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Points were hard to come by as both teams were carried by their defense throughout the game. The Saints took a 3-0 lead into the fourth quarter, but two Saquon Barkley touchdowns were enough for the Eagles to hold on.
Here's what media from around the nation are saying about the Saints first loss of the season:
- Saquon Barkley, Eagles pull out 15-12 win in New Orleans - Pro Football Talk, Josh Alper
- Eagles overcome mistakes, failed gambles to stun Saints with late TD - Yahoo Sports, Jason Owens
- Saints' previously unstoppable offense had a big weakness exposed in loss to Eagles - Yahoo Sports, Charles McDonald
- Late score sinks Saints, 15-12 - Louisiana Sports.net, Ross Jackson
- Eagles DB accuses Saints of 'playing dirty' as DeVonta Smith injured - ESPN.com, Tim McManus
- Somehow, the Eagles win a game they seemed to have thrown away. Yep, sports are strange - The Philadelphia Inquirer, Mike Sielski
- NFL Week 3 injuries: Eagles WR DeVonta Smith out with concussion - CBS Sports, Jordan Dajani
- NFL Week 3 Grades - CBS Sports, John Breech
- Saints lose in a stunner to the Eagles as defense collapses in the final minutes - NOLA.com, Mattew Paras
- Jay Glazer provides new details on Taysom Hill injury - NOLA.com, Patrick Magee
- Saquon Barkley carries Eagles to win over Saints after costly Falcons drop - New York Post, Peter Botte
- 'They ain't no contenders. They're pretenders. They have Derek Carr remember that' CJ Gardner-Johnson says - WWL Louisiana
- Eagles C.J. Gardner-Johnson heard thrashing Derek Carr with vicious line after win - Sports Illustrated, Andy Nesbitt
- Erik McCoy injured against Eagles - WWL Louisiana
- Saquon Barkley's 2 fourth-quarter TDs lift Eagles over Saints in a defensive 15-12 thriller - Associated Press
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