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Is upset possible?

Eagles lost by 41 in previous game at New Orleans

Do the Eagles have a prayer? New Orleans hammered them pretty soundly in the regular season, winning 48-7 back in Week 11. But other teams have been able to flip around blowout losses in the past.

Since 2000, there have been 18 playoff games featuring teams involved in a major blowout in the regular season, with a team winning by more than three scores – at least 22 points.

Four of those blowout victims, however, were able to turn things around in the playoffs.

Most famously, the wild-card Giants won at Lambeau in overtime in 2007, en route to their shocking Super Bowl win over the undefeated Patriots.

The Eagles themselves have been involved in one of these games. They throttled Arizona pretty thoroughly on a Thanksgiving Night game in 2008, but the Cardinals came back and beat them in the NFC Championship game. Arizona pulled off the same stunt the next season against the Packers.

In 2010, the Patriots beat the Jets 45-3, then went flat against them in the playoffs, losing 28-21 at home in the postseason.

POSTSEASON REMATCHES OF BLOWOUTS (since 2000)
YearTeamsReg. seasonScorePlayoffsScore
2002Oak.-Ten.Raiders52-25Raiders41-24
2003G.B.-Sea.Packers35-13Packers33-27 (ot)
2006Chi.-Sea.Bears37-6Bears27-24 (ot)
2007N.E.-S.D.Patriots38-14Patriots21-12
2007G.B-NYGPackers35-13Giants23-20 (ot)
2008Ariz.-Phil.Eagles48-20Cardinals32-25
2009Cin.-NYJJets37-0Jets24-14
2009Dall.-Phil.Cowboys24-0Cowboys34-14
2009Ariz.-G.B.Packers33-7Cardinals51-45 (ot)
2010N.E.-NYJPatriots45-3Jets28-21
2012Hou.-N.E.Patriots42-14Patriots41-28
2013N.O.-Sea.Seahawks34-7Seahawks23-15
2013S.F.-Sea.Seahawks29-3Seahawks23-17
2014Ind.-N.E.Patriots42-20Patriots45-7
2014Cin.-Ind.Colts27-0Colts26-10
2015Min.-Sea.Seahawks38-7Seahawks10-9
2015Ariz.-G.B.Cardinals38-8Cardinals26-20 (ot)
2016Pitt.-K.C.Steelers43-14Steelers18-16
2016Hou.-N.E.Patriots27-0Patriots34-16
2018N.O.-Phil.Saints48-7??????

—Ian Allan

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