Farewell: QB denied fantastic finish in possible Eagles finale

NEW ORLEANS >> Nick Foles got the Philadelphia Eagles off to a fast start, only to be robbed of another fantastic finish by a veteran receiver’s uncharacteristic drop.

“Football is a funny sport, especially playoff football. It’s tough,” Foles said after a tense 20-14 divisional playoff loss in New Orleans on Sunday. “We started the game off hot, battled the rest of the game and gave ourselves an opportunity to win at the end.”

Indeed, Foles had the Eagles inside the Saints 30 with just less than two minutes left when his accurate slant pass bounced off of normally reliable receiver Alshon Jeffery’s hands and fell into the arms of Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore, virtually sealing Philadelphia’s fate.

BUTCH DILL — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Eagles quarterback Nick Foles leaves the field after Sunday’s loss to the Saints in New Orleans.