About two months ago, I wrote over 1,500 words about this talented New Orleans Saints offense and all of the challenges they would present the Eagles in their November matchup. All of those qualities hold true for Sunday's game. Drew Brees is one of the best quarterbacks in football. Alvin Kamara and Michael Thomas form one of the most dynamic pairs of offensive weapons in the league. The offensive line is one of the five best in football and is probably near the top of that list. It's a really, really impressive offense.

The Saints did struggle a bit in the back half of the season. From Week 3 through Week 12, they scored fewer than 30 points exactly once (a 24-23 win at Baltimore) and won all nine games. From Weeks 13-16, they eclipsed the 30-point plateau just once, their 31-28 win at home against Pittsburgh. This stretch included a 13-10 loss to Dallas on Thursday Night Football and a 12-9 victory against division-rival Carolina.

So that begs the question, is there anything going on with the Saints' offense?

The answer is not going to be a popular one with radio hosts and TV hot-take artists, but there's never one clear-cut answer as to why teams are successful or not. I've written it countless times this year when the Eagles were struggling on either side of the ball. There are a million and one different factors that come into whether a play is successful or not. I mean, the Eagles are in the Divisional Round right now because Treyvon Hester got a fingertip on a ball that pushed it centimeters to the left, allowing it to ricochet down at just the right angle to hit the crossbar and bounce forward to send the Eagles to New Orleans. Football is a crazy game.

The Saints are human, and if you want to stop this offense, it starts with keeping Drew Brees from getting comfortable in the pocket as a passer. You have to get to Brees to keep this machine from running at full-tilt.

Before continuing, I recommend reading that preview I wrote about the Saints a few weeks ago if you haven't already, just so you can get a better grasp of this offense and what it does at such a high level. Next, you should watch Eagles Game Plan from this week (see below), so you can dive into this matchup from both sides and see what the keys to victory are for the Eagles.

Now, before I get into the areas to attack the Saints, there's one more part of that scheme that you have to know – the Saints are adept at attacking zone coverage.