Saints win magical as they win on last second FG 27-24
I’m finally starting to believe that the Saints are for real. They never say die, no matter what is happening in the game. You could just see it in Drew Brees eyes that the Saints were winning this football game. Brees led a good drive at the end of the game to set John Carney up for the game-winning FG. Brees completed 27 of 37 passes for 275 yards with 3 TDs and 2 INT. Deuce McAllister carried the ball 12 times for 64 yards (5.3 ypc) and caught 6 passes for 36 yards. Reggie Bush carried the ball 11 times for 25 yards (2.3 ypc) and caught 4 passes for 35 yards. WR Joe Horn had his best game in over a year catching 6 passes for 110 yards and 2 TDs. Rookie Marques Colston caught 4 passes for 40 yards and a TD.
LB Scott Fujita led a defense that played just good enough to win. Fujita had 7 tackles, 1 pass defensed and an interception. The Saints allowed the Eagles to rush for 99 yards on 19 carries (5.2 ypc). The Eagles completed 19 of 32 passes for 226 net yards passing.
This was a great win for the Saints, who seem un-beatable at home so far.
When I boldy predicted these Saints would go 8 and 8, roundly dismissed as blind homer optimism, I never suppossed they would beat the Eagles. I now bow to my truly prescient nieghbor, who predicted 9 and 7, which I of course considered blind homer optismism. This is good stuff. Now the force of this home field advantage thing, not something we are familiar with, must be brought to bear on the Ravens.
The Saints are really something at home. I don’t think anyone can beat them in the SuperDome.