“I’m day-to-day. Obviously I plan to and expect to start on Sunday”, the New Orleans Saints quarterback said in his weekly postgame interview with Cox Sports Television following the Saints’ 27-22 loss to the Carolina Panthers. “Go play to win”, Luke McCown said.
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However, through the mist emerged an impressive showing by McCown. Fortunately the Saints went for two and failed. McCown was 6-7 on the drive for 43 yards.
The least surprising thing about the New Orleans Saints’ performance against the Carolina Panthers yesterday is they lost, 27-22. That should give the Saints confidence, particularly if Brees misses more time.
McCown shined on the first two possessions, engineering long and methodical drives while keeping Cam Newton and the Carolina offense on the sideline. “But he’s adamant he didn’t say it, and I think that’s where we are right now and we’re just going to kind of move on from there”.
-QB Drew Brees’ durability had been among his many positive qualities in a 15-year career, so missing a game with an injury is cause for concern.
The Saints tried to rescue themselves in the closing stages, but Josh Norman sealed victory for Carolina with a leaping interception in the end zone with 1:09 remaining. The throw was intended for Brandin Cooks in the end zone, and the second-year wideout had a step on Norman for a catch that would have given New Orleans the lead. It was day-to-day, and then on Friday we felt with where it was at, at that time, it was smart to rest him. While they’ve often had to wait their turns to get on the field, neither player wants to lose.
“But our margin of error isn’t that good to overcome. He high pointed it and made a good play”. “Basically they were rolling one direction and taking away some other sides of the field which allowed Greg to be open”. Four of the five scoring drives covered 79 yards or longer.
After Graham Gano’s 47-yard field goal, Newton appeared to change the play at the line of scrimmage on a third-and-2 at the Saints 13. Marcus Murphy of the Saints fielded the punt and returned it seventy-four yards to the house for a touchdown. However, the defense continued to struggle and relinquished the lead on Olsen’s second touchdown, an 11 yard catch to cap an 83-yard drive.
After forcing the Panthers to punt, the Saints fired their cannons and led a 94 yard touchdown charge. He also has done a ton of work with kids, having more recently surprised a little boy named Elijah, who has a rare cancer that may keep him from celebrating Halloween (his favorite holiday) festivities this year. A record of 0-3 is still 0-3. Backup Luke McCown would start again if Brees is unavailable.
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On a gloomy afternoon, the winless Saints face another dark fact.
