The game wasn’t for the football purist, as the teams combined for 1,030 yards and just one punt – including 500 yards of total offense in the first half alone. No one has ever thrown for more yards against the Giants than Brees, who threw for 511 yards. New Orleans native Odell Beckham Jr. had three touchdown catches, and even honored Michael Jackson with one post-score celebratory dance.
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The Saints’ defense then forced a Giants punt with 20 seconds to go. During the return, New York punter Brad Wing was flagged for a face mask penalty. There was a group of 20 or so (including his mother, stepfather, sister, aunt, uncle and high school coach) congregating on the sideline relishing the moment as one of their own was about to play the Saints at the Superdome.
Brees pushed the Saints’ lead to 42-28, but Manning hit back with a 9-yard TD pass to Harris before the scrambling 20-yarder tied it again. The ball bounced straight into the arms of Trumaine McBride, who sprinted 63 yards untouched for a go-ahead touchdown.
The Saints rolled up 614 yards and 36 first downs and had six touchdown drives of at least 80 yards against the Giants. He has 50 receptions for 654 yards and seven touchdowns.
BENGALS 16, STEELERS 10 – Ben Roethlisberger’s return wasn’t enough to prevent the Bengals from getting off to their best start in franchise history.
He was sacked by DeMarcus Ware and fumbled early in the fourth quarter.
The Buccaneers improved to 3-4, while the Falcons fell to 6-2.
Kai Forbath’s game-winning field goal ended one of the NFL’s highest-scoring games.
-The Saints had two receivers break the 100-yard mark for the second time in four games. Bridgewater shook off a first-play sack, ran for 19 yards then hit 4-of-5 passes, including the 40-yard scoring strike to electrifying wideout Stefon Diggs.
Taking advantage of four turnovers, Tampa Bay jumped to a 17-point edge on the Atlanta Falcons before winning 23-20 in overtime Sunday when Connor Barth kicked a 31-yard field goal and the defense stuffed the final drive.
“There were 12 touchdown passes in the game, I guess 13”.
In his first time speaking to the media since the unfortunate incident, Pierre-Paul said he is still the same player that he was before it happened.
So yeah, it was agonizing to watch Manning and the offense scrap and fight their way back into this game and even take the lead, only to see a ref-aided loss in the end.
A 39-yard field goal by Justin Tucker with three seconds remaining gave the Baltimore Ravens a 29-26 victory over the San Diego Chargers that snapped a three-game losing streak.
Joe Flacco threw for 319 yards and ran for a score. Smith, who has said he will retire after this year (his 15th in the league), had five catches for 82 yards.
Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte sustained a right knee injury during his team’s 23-20 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. “I was just glad I was there at the right time”.
New York Giants wide receiver Dwayne Harris (17) pulls in a touchdown pass in front of New Orleans Saints strong safety Kenny Vaccaro in the second half of an NFL football game in New Orleans, Sunday, November 1, 2015.
The Lions were playing for the first time under new offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter. Detroit didn’t reach the end zone until 7:21 remained, already trailing, 38-3. The pass tied the record for most touchdown passes thrown in a game by a Saints quarterback.
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Hoyer threw for 235 yards and two scores.
