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Marshon Lattimore's game-winning INT is the Saints Play of Day 23

Jan 13, 2019; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore (23) returns an interception against the Philadelphia Eagles during the fourth quarter of a NFC Divisional playoff football game at Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 13, 2019; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore (23) returns an interception against the Philadelphia Eagles during the fourth quarter of a NFC Divisional playoff football game at Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports

Whew. We're counting down the days until the New Orleans Saints' regular season opener by looking back on highlights from years past, and our pick for Day 23 is a good one. It's one of the best plays Marshon Lattimore has made in the No. 23 jersey -- a clutch interception to win and advance in the 2018 playoffs.

Lattimore had already picked off Eagles quarterback Nick Foles once in this game, cutting off a push into New Orleans territory and sparking the first scoring drive for the Saints after Philly had gone up by two scores. But this time he was protecting a tenuous 20-14 lead inside the final two minutes. And Lattimore came through again.

Maybe Foles put too much hot sauce on that pass. Maybe Alshon Jeffery's hands were too slippery. Whatever the case it slipped through the receiver's grasp and Lattimore was in position to come down with it. The Saints offense took the field and quickly ran out the clock, with a 12-yard run from Alvin Kamara on third-and-10 finally silencing any hope of an Eagles miracle. Win and advance. That's why you play the game, and this highlight was a great example of that.

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