Wild Card Round: Philadelphia Eagles at New Orleans Saints (Louisiana Superdome), the bracket opens here. Kickoff: Sun January 3, 1993 at 4:00pm. Winner advances to the divisional round. Loser starts the offseason early.[1][2]
Wild card weekend is the most chaotic football the calendar produces. Philadelphia Eagles at New Orleans Saints at Louisiana Superdome is the kind of game that decides whether a season was a long buildup or a quick exit. These are the games where the second-tier playoff teams have to prove they belong. Most don't. The few who do define the rest of January.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. Philadelphia Eagles and New Orleans Saints are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in Louisiana Superdome shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
Philadelphia Eagles versus New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card Round. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Philadelphia Eagles-New Orleans Saints cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 11-5 | W1 |
| Houston Oilers | 10-6 | W2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 7-9 | L3 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 5-11 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 11-5 | L1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 11-5 | W3 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 9-7 | W5 |
| New York Jets | 4-12 | L3 |
| New England Patriots | 2-14 | L5 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | 11-5 | W7 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 10-6 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 8-8 | L1 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 7-9 | W1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 2-14 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 14-2 | W8 |
| New Orleans Saints | 12-4 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 6-10 | L2 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 6-10 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 11-5 | W2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 9-7 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 5-11 | L2 |
| Detroit Lions | 5-11 | L1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 13-3 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 11-5 | W4 |
| Washington Redskins | 9-7 | L2 |
| New York Giants | 6-10 | L1 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | 4-12 | L2 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 77103636 |
| New Orleans Saints | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 717202020 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Saints | Craig Heyward 1 yard rush ( Morten Andersen kick) | 0-7 |
| Eagles | Fred Barnett 57 yard pass from Randall Cunningham ( Roger Ruzek kick) | 7-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Saints | Morten Andersen 35 yard field goal | 7-10 |
| Saints | Quinn Early 7 yard pass from Bobby Hebert ( Morten Andersen kick) | 7-17 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Saints | Morten Andersen 42 yard field goal | 7-20 |
| Eagles | Roger Ruzek 40 yard field goal | 10-20 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | Fred Barnett 35 yard pass from Randall Cunningham ( Roger Ruzek kick) | 17-20 |
| Eagles | Heath Sherman 6 yard rush ( Roger Ruzek kick) | 24-20 |
| Eagles | Safety, White sacked Hebert in end zone | 26-20 |
| Eagles | Roger Ruzek 39 yard field goal | 29-20 |
| Eagles | Eric Allen 18 yard interception return ( Roger Ruzek kick) | 36-20 |
Philadelphia Eagles defeated New Orleans Saints 36-20 at Louisiana Superdome in the Wild Card Round. The final scoring play was Eagles: Eric Allen 18 yard interception return ( Roger Ruzek kick). Top line of the day: Bobby Hebert: 291 pass yards on 23-of-39, 1 TD, 3 INT. Philadelphia Eagles advance to the divisional round.[1][2]
Philadelphia Eagles walked out of Louisiana Superdome as the team that survived a Wild Card Round New Orleans Saints will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 36-20. The final scoring play came from Eagles: Eric Allen 18 yard interception return ( Roger Ruzek kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Philadelphia Eagles advance to the divisional round.
Philadelphia Eagles 36, New Orleans Saints 20. Round: Wild Card Round. Attendance: 68893. Q1: 2 scoring plays. Q2: 2 scoring plays. Q3: 2 scoring plays. Q4: 5 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Bobby Hebert: 291 pass yards on 23-of-39, 1 TD, 3 INT
- Heath Sherman: 105 rush yards on 21 carries
- Fred Barnett: 4 catches for 102 yards
Wild Card Round, played at Louisiana Superdome. Final: Philadelphia Eagles 36, New Orleans Saints 20, with Philadelphia Eagles taking the result by 16. **First quarter**
- Saints: Craig Heyward 1 yard rush ( Morten Andersen kick)
- Eagles: Fred Barnett 57 yard pass from Randall Cunningham ( Roger Ruzek kick)
Second quarter
- Saints: Morten Andersen 35 yard field goal
- Saints: Quinn Early 7 yard pass from Bobby Hebert ( Morten Andersen kick)
Third quarter
- Saints: Morten Andersen 42 yard field goal
- Eagles: Roger Ruzek 40 yard field goal
Fourth quarter
- Eagles: Fred Barnett 35 yard pass from Randall Cunningham ( Roger Ruzek kick)
- Eagles: Heath Sherman 6 yard rush ( Roger Ruzek kick)
- Eagles: Safety, White sacked Hebert in end zone
- Eagles: Roger Ruzek 39 yard field goal
- Eagles: Eric Allen 18 yard interception return ( Roger Ruzek kick)
Top performers
- Bobby Hebert: 291 pass yards on 23-of-39, 1 TD, 3 INT
- Heath Sherman: 105 rush yards on 21 carries
- Fred Barnett: 4 catches for 102 yards
| Eagles | Saints | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 19 | 20 |
| Total Yards | 349 | 360 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 4 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 19/35 | 23/39 |
| Pass yards | 219 | 291 |
| Pass TD | 2 | 1 |
| Interceptions | 0 | 3 |
| Sacks taken | 1 | 1 |
| Sack yards lost | 6 | 7 |
| Net pass yards | 213 | 284 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 28 | 20 |
| Rush yards | 136 | 76 |
| Rush TD | 1 | 1 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties | 4 | 4 |
| Penalty yards | 37 | 35 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | |||||
| Randall Cunningham | 19/35 | 219 | 2 | 0 | |
| NOR | |||||
| Bobby Hebert | 23/39 | 291 | 1 | 3 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | ||||
| Heath Sherman | 21 | 105 | 1 | 16 |
| Randall Cunningham | 2 | 19 | 0 | 15 |
| Herschel Walker | 5 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| NOR | ||||
| Vaughn Dunbar | 4 | 28 | 0 | 24 |
| Craig Heyward | 10 | 23 | 1 | 4 |
| Bobby Hebert | 3 | 18 | 0 | 10 |
| Dalton Hilliard | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | ||||
| Fred Barnett | 4 | 102 | 2 | 57 |
| Keith Byars | 6 | 37 | 0 | 10 |
| Calvin Williams | 4 | 36 | 0 | 14 |
| Heath Sherman | 3 | 29 | 0 | 16 |
| Roy Green | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Herschel Walker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NOR | ||||
| Quinn Early | 7 | 93 | 1 | 20 |
| Eric Martin | 5 | 64 | 0 | 26 |
| Vaughn Dunbar | 4 | 49 | 0 | 35 |
| Craig Heyward | 3 | 45 | 0 | 25 |
| Hoby Brenner | 2 | 24 | 0 | 18 |
| Dalton Hilliard | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Torrance Small | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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