The Dallas Cowboys are living their worst nightmare after the Philadelphia Eagles punched their third Super Bowl ticket in the last eight years on Sunday.
Fortunately for Dallas, the Chiefs took down the Bills in the AFC. Not only is Kansas City one win away from the first three-peat in NFL history, they also beat Philadelphia in the Super Bowl three years ago. It goes without saying that the Chiefs are the tougher matchup.
Having said that, Kellen Moore has the Eagles offense humming. While Saquon Barkley racked up another 100-yard game on the ground, Moore helped Jalen Hurts and the passing game get back on track.
Jalen Hurts threw for more than 200 yards for the first time since mid-December and rushed for three touchdowns, while A.J. Brown woke up to the tune of 96 receiving yards and a score.
Moore's stock is at an all-time high right now and he now has the chance to get the ultimate revenge on former colleague Mike McCarthy.
Kellen Moore can finally get revenge on former Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy
According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Saints plan to fly out to Philadelphia on Monday to conduct an in-person interview with Moore for their head coach vacancy.
New Orleans is the last team standing without a head coach and they are not wasting any time pursuing Moore after the Eagles exploded for 55 points on Sunday. That is a new NFL record for any NFC or AFC title game.
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Why is this significant? Because McCarthy is also set to interview for the Saints job this week. McCarthy likely would have interviewed last week, but New Orleans rescheduled those round of interviews due to a rare snowstorm in the area.
Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver interviewed on Friday, while Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka met with the team on Saturday. McCarthy is still expected to interview this week, but it seems that Moore is up first, which is hugely important.
McCarthy was considered a finalist for the Bears' job. While Chicago could have used McCarthy's experience and ability to develop young quarterbacks, it's easy to understand why they took a swing on now-former Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson.
That means the Saints are McCarthy's last chance to secure a head coaching job. If not, he will either take the 2025 season off or potentially pursue an offensive coordinator job. He knew the risk when he walked away from his negotiations with the Cowboys.
We certainly don't blame McCarthy for leaving the Joneses, but it would definitely sting if he lost the Saints job to Moore, who he essentially forced out of Dallas because he wanted to call plays.
And based on Rapoport's intel, it seems New Orleans is about to put on the full-court press to lure Moore to the Big Easy.