PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford made two mistakes early that put the Eagles in a close game with the New Orleans Saints.

Bradford threw two red-zone interceptions in the first half of Sunday’s game against the Saints. Going into the game, the Saints did not have a single interception this season.

The interceptions were costly, depriving the Eagles of points in a must-win game between two 1-3 teams. The Eagles led 10-7 at halftime.

Bradford was effective on the rest of the field. He completed 19 of 30 passes for 215 yards and a touchdown in the first half.

Bradford led the Eagles on a first-quarter drive from their own 20-yard line to the Saints’ 12-yard line. From there, Bradford tried to throw to Eagles wide receiver Riley Cooper in the right side of the end zone.

Bradford’s underthrown pass was intercepted by Saints cornerback Brandon Browner. New Orleans took over at its own 20-yard line and drove 80 yards for the first touchdown of the game.

In the second quarter, Bradford and the Eagles drove to the New Orleans 10-yard line. Bradford threw a pass that Jordan Matthews dropped in the end zone. The play wouldn’t have counted because of a pass-interference penalty called on rookie wide receiver Nelson Agholor.

The penalty moved the ball back to the 20. Bradford hit DeMarco Murray for a 6-yard gain. On second-and-goal from the 14, Bradford threw for Miles Austin down the seam. Again, his pass was underthrown. This time, Saints cornerback Delvin Breaux made a diving catch for the interception.

Bradford was able to get the Eagles on the board midway through the second quarter. He rolled to his left, throwing a pass to Josh Huff at the 30-yard line. Two Saints defenders collided, allowing Huff to run into the end zone for a 41-yard touchdown.

Huff punctuated the play by doing a flip into the end zone.