Marcus Mariota hit Anthony Fasano with a five-yard TD pass and the Tennessee Titans beat the Saints 34-28 in overtime in New Orleans Sunday. (I said), ‘Find a way to win this game. “It’s been an emotional week for everybody on this team”.
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The game looked as if it would end with a Saint field goal as time was running out. “I’ve been in a lot of football games, but this is one of my proudest moments as a coach”.
The team successfully faked its only attempt in the 27-21 against the Colts before never being stopped within field-goal range in the Giants game. Later that year, the 7-7 Saints lost to the Eagles 38-23.
“… (Mularkey) being a tight end coach, [he] talked about us having to step up a little bit more“, Walker said. “We just need to make the plays that were there for us”.
“Some of it was with his (quick) release time, but there are others where we’d get out of our rush lanes and lose containment”, Payton said.
“We had a lot of distractions back in Tennessee, and we said we were going to take it out on the Saints”, tight end Delanie Walker said. “That was a big play for us to have that interception”.
The Saints quarterback Drew Brees started exactly where he left off last week, as on his first drive he got the ball to Josh Hill for a 10-yard touchdown to put his team in front early. It hit a Saint d-back in the hands, bounced off his hands and into the hands of Delanie Walker. “We’ve gotta get the corrections made and then get ready to play Washington”. If you are so inclined, you could even argue they are significantly worse than when they played against Arizona in the season opener. The Saints came back with an interception in the end zone on a pass to Mark Ingram. “There’s times, within the framework of what you do and the ways it’s being officiated now, you’re going to have a call or two”. “You are struggling, fighting, scratching and trying to win”. There is a good chance you are not alone. That is not acceptable.
With seven games left, we will see how the Black and Gold respond and what they do. “We’ve got to get that cleaned up”.
The New Orleans signal-caller threw for 387 yards and accounted for four touchdowns against a Titans pass defense that entered the contest ranked third in the NFL.
On the bright side for the Giants, this game could include the return of their star defensive lineman Jason Pierre-Paul, who lost his index finger in July in a fireworks incident.
Clearly Orakpo violated the sanctity of whatever rules players and officials live by on the field during games, as an ejection isn’t something to take lightly. “It’s incredible. Throughout this hectic week of ours, to pull out this win was huge”.
The Saints would score again, but the Titans’ offense, which had 85 yards of total offense in the first quarter, ended the half with 240 yards, another score, and only a four-point deficit.
Nearby, cornerback Brandon Brown heard the questions about the play and berated reporters for asking about the first-quarter gaffe in a game that wasn’t decided until overtime. Throughout the entire game they held their blocks and gave me time. I was wide open to make the catch.
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Tennessee interim coach Mike Mularkey, a former head coach in Buffalo and Jacksonville, said he believes his experience has prepared him well to get the best out of what’s left for the Titans this season.
