Saints make history in wild OT victory over Redskins Published: Nov 19, 2017 at 09:35 AM Around The NFL Podcast Co-Host It's a shame this tightly contested contest had to have a loser, as both teams showed enviable resolve and resiliency for 60 minutes. Down by a pair of touchdowns and a two-point Liam Hendriks Jersey conversion with three minutes remaining, completed his final 11 pa ses on twin scoring drives to send the game to overtime. Following a sack and drops by and on the ' opening po se sion of the extra period, rumbled for 51 yards on two carries to set up 's game-winning kick. Riding the swell of a wild comeback victory en route to the first ever eight-game winning streak by a team that started the season 0-2, the surf into Los Angeles to do battle with the 7-3 next week. Beset by a plague of injuries that left All Pro cornerback , the have profited from a season-long unshakeable toughne s that has allowed them to hang around the periphery of a strong Dennis Eckersley Jersey NFC wild-card field. For 59 minutes, stood as the avatar of that firm backbone, authoring one of the finest performances of the 2017 season. Had Washington held on for the victory, the defining drive of the season would have featured Cousins shaking off a helmet-to-helmet blow, leading the team down the field and getting clobbered by the blitz just as he unloaded a 40-yard scoring strike to . From nailing pinpoint throws to converting crucial third and fourth downs and responding each time New Orleans threatened the lead, Cousins was spectacular until a shaky intentional grounding call and poor clock management upended his attempt at a game-winning field-goal drive to close out regulation time. No quarterback is than the twice-franchised Cousins, who -- along with coach Jay Gruden -- has shown more Joakim Soria Jersey than enough to earn a contract extension in the coming offseason. In addition to Ingram's overtime heroics, rookie playmaker came up big with a juggling touchdown catch and New Orleans' first two-point conversion of the season to tie the game at 31. Since the mid-October trade of , Ingram leads the NFL with eight touchdowns in 36 days. The veteran power back is averaging 120.7 yards per game over that span, with Kamara pitching in 112.8. The NFL's best complementary backfield is on pace for a staggering 3,082 yards from scrimmage this season. How impre sive is that projection? The ' 1985 tandem of Ernest Byner and Kevin Mack is the with each back totaling at least 1,400 yards from scrimmage. It's hard to overstate the lo s of Thompson, who was carted off with an air cast after suffering a lower leg injury and . Sorely mi sed as Cousins' shotgun sidecar in the game's closing minutes, Thompson had been the NFL's most efficient third-down back, averaging 7.81 yards per touch with six touchdowns through 10 games. Although rookie is finally showing signs of life as a leg-churning power runner, his failure to convert a crucial third- Santiago Casilla Jersey and-one in the game's waning moments is reflective of the backfield's season-long short-yardage woes. Already playing without safety/linebacker hybrid , the lost to an ankle injury early in the first quarter. The outstanding rookie cornerback returned for the start of the second half only to immediately aggravate the injury. Minus those two key elements, New Orleans defense reverted to its September woes, allowing 456 net yards. Is this a one-game aberration resulting from the injuries? Or is Cliff Pennington Jersey it an ominous sign that the defense's dramatic turnaround might be a byproduct of facing a string of shoddy offenses guided by benched or backup quarterbacks? This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.
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