Saints went more than 3 years without allowing a 100-yard rusher; the Eagles ended that quickly

The streak lasted three years and 24 days.

Fifty-five games in a row.

That’s how long it had been since the New Orleans Saints last allowed an opposing player to rush for 100 yards.

Philadelphia running back Miles Sanders ended the streak on Sunday, surpassing the century mark in the third quarter at Lincoln Financial Field.

Sanders got the bulk of it on an 82-yard touchdown run late in the second quarter that gave the Eagles a 17-0 lead. He went into halftime with 96 rushing yards, and officially crossed the century mark on a carry midway through the third quarter.

It was the first time since Nov. 19, 2017 that someone rushed for 100 yards against the Saints.

Samage Perine, playing with Washington (then called the Redskins), was the last to do so when he went for 117 yards on that day 1,120 days ago.

Sanders’s 82-yard run was the second longest run in Saints’ history, second only to 91-yarder to Jamaal Charles of the Kansas City Chiefs in 2012. The Charles’ run was the only one they’d given up longer than 80 yards prior to Sunday.

Attention fantasy football players.

Who knows what would have happened if the Minneapolis Miracle never was a thing?

The Saints (10-2) travel to Atlanta to take on the Eagles (3-8-1) in Week 14 of the 2020 NFL Season, but both teams are lacking key players heading into the game.

The Saints started the second half undermanned as they stared at a 17-point hill to climb with Nick Easton ruled out with a concussion.

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