But Abdullah fumbled on Detroit’s next play from scrimmage, and the Saints capitalized on Brees’ 11-yard scoring strike to Marques Colston.
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But there is good news for Detroit: Blaine Gabbert is not Drew Brees. Although there was an intriguing matchup of two top National Football League quarterbacks, the lack of playoff implications took away from the typical excitement of a nationally televised game. Brees was taped up on the sideline and returned to play some of his best football – throwing three second-half touchdown passes during a futile comeback attempt.
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The Lions surged into a 28-3 lead only for the Saints – on the back of a pair of Drew Brees touchdown passes – to get back to 28-20 with around 10 minutes left. Abdullah made the big play on the drive, converting a third-and-1 with a 21-yard run on a quick pitch around right end to the New Orleans 24.
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With the ascendance of the Carolina Panthers and the improving Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the choice seems easy – burn it down and start again.
Payton still has two years remaining on his contract, so the Saints would have to agree to let him go – which would likely have to come with significant compensation in return.
Another apparent New Orleans touchdown by running back Tim Hightower was waved off because tackle Senio Kelemete, inserted for extra goal-line blocking, failed to report as an eligible receiver. Our guys are looking forward to get better.
In the fourth, the Saints offense continued to ratchet up the pressure. Only, the Lions had already used all three of their timeouts. “Unfortunately, we couldn’t match them step for step”.
Now back to the action. So close, yet so far. It was evident on Monday night, that his passes weren’t crisp and put in the right spot like they normally are. I know Saints fans paid a lot of money to be there, and the team should try to win every game, blah de blah.
If you listened closely last night in New Orleans, you heard the latch close on the Saints’ Championship window.
The Saints are bringing in a familiar face to help over the final two weeks of the season.
This was something of a chippy game; the Lions were flagged 10 times for 92 yards; New Orleans got hit six times for 28 yards.
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If nothing else, Monday’s result at least brought the city of New Orleans together…although it’s a takeaway it’s probably not too proud of.
