Eagles vs. Saints: New Orleans takes care of Philly, 28-13

According to the SB Nation blog Bleeding Green Nation, a lot went wrong on Monday night.

Overall, the biggest issue of the night was the offense, which did not capitalize on first-and-goal situations...

Ivory was activated for the first time this season, and was given a larger share of the rushing workload after missing seven games despite no apparent health concerns. Thomas is the Saints’ leading rusher on the season, with 64 carries for 301 yards and one touchdown.

Fantasy Impact: The Saints’ timeshare out of the offensive backfield reared its ugly head in a big way on Monday night. All three backs were productive in their own way, but likely not enough to win many fantasy matchups except for omniscient owners who somehow started Ivory this week.

Moore’s numbers could suffer going forward due to Graham’s return to the offense. Moore didn’t have much fantasy value outside of occasional flex play in PPR leagues, anyway. If you’re desperate for a body, Moore could do in a pinch. As a regular starter, you should have better options at your disposal, however.

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Colston has now caught six touchdowns over his last five games, after being held without a score over the first three weeks of the season. His had his fewest receptions and yards since Week 3, however.

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Fantasy Impact: Brees didn’t put up a massive amount of yards for a second straight game, but his ability to find the end zone at a consistent clip makes him a weekly must-start fantasy option. He is playing as well as anyone in the league at the moment.

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Philadelphia had a golden opportunity to pull even when New Orleans fumbled the ensuing kickoff, but a missed blitz pickup snuffed out their shot for seven and they had to settle for three more. It was a costly missed opportunity, as Brees responded to the Eagles’ flurry early in the third quarter with a 10-play touchdown drive that took nearly six minutes off the game clock. That pushed the lead back to 15 and secured the win.

Fantasy studs

Cooper fielded the ball cleanly and returned it all the way for a touchdown. Except...

It was a forward pass. Cooper caught it in front of the spot where Boykin passed it. What looked like a game-changing play was all for naught.

77 yards.

Even more amazing is that the Saints left Jackson wide open on the play. There must’ve been some sort of blown coverage.

Fantasy Impact: Ivory is a very talented running back, but has spent many games in 2012 on the inactive list.

He’s worth adding in deeper leagues with Sproles out of the picture. It’s tough to ignore Ivory’s talent.

So much promise, yet a total disaster. Your 2012 Eagles.

To cap it off, Vick was hit with a 15-yard penalty for this low block:

The initial ruling was a completed catch but the Saints challenged the play. Unfortunately for New Orleans, the referee upheld the call, saying the receiver “locked in the catch.”

Did he make the catch and secure it even though it hit the ground? Or should this have been ruled no catch?

Sproles was expected to miss Monday’s game after undergoing surgery to repair a broken hand. He had surgery on Monday and could possibly return as soon as next week. Hawthorne has not played since Week 3 due to a hamstring injury, but is inactive Monday despite participating fully in practice all week. Hawthorne started the first three games of the year for New Orleans and was listed as probable on the injury report.

Here is a complete look at the inactives for both teams.

Similar to what occurred with Obama and John McCain four years ago, the two presidential candidates will be interviewed by ESPN studio host Chris Berman. The longtime ESPN icon will presumably lob the two politicians questions about their respective opinions and relationships with the sports world.

Over the past few weeks, Obama has been making a good number of appearances in the national media, something that Romney has opted not to do. Before voters take to the polls tomorrow to make some very important decisions, both candidates have decided to make their final public appearances on a nationally televised football game.

In a battle of two struggling franchises, we can expect to see plenty of points put on the board tonight at the Superdome. The Saints average 27.1 points per game, and while the Eagles offense isn’t clicking lately, playing this defense seems to be a remedy for any offense with issues.

There are quite a few fantasy studs on both offenses, so you matchups this week could very well come down to Monday night. It’s easy to say go ahead and start just about every notable name on these two rosters, but let’s take a closer look at who you need to start in Week 9, and who needs to head to your bench.

Monday Night Football features a pair of teams looking to find a hot streak.

The Saints are 2-5 this season. New Orleans lost its first four games of the season, then won a pair, but is coming off a lopsided loss to Denver last week.

Meet the New Orleans Saints

The biggest problem has been the defense (no surprise there), which ranks 30th against the pass and 31st against the run. When your defense is that pathetic, it’s tough to win football games.