What a start to the Dennis Allen era in New Orleans! The Saints roared back from a 26-10 fourth-quarter deficit to beat their biggest rival the Atlanta Falcons 27-26. Michael Thomas caught two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter as the offense finally woke up after three sluggish quarters.
“Coach always preaches getting off to a fast start, as an offense we didn’t completely get off to a fast start, but it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish, took pride in that, when the team needed me, when the ball came to me I wanted to take full accountability and make a play,” said Thomas.
Thomas finished with five catches for 57 yards in his first game since 2020. Saints fans are glad “Can’t Guard Mike” is back and so is Allen.
“He’s done everything we’ve asked him to do, he’s totally bought into this team and yeah I’m excited about seeing him out there and making plays, that’s why he’s here and that’s what he did,” said Thomas.
Veteran receiver Jarvis Landry also had a big game in his first contest as a Saint. He caught seven passes for 114 yards including a fantastic 40-yard grab to set up Will Lutz’s game-winning 51-yard field goal. Landry on the come-from-behind win.
“We definitely play better in the first but that second half was a championship effort,” said Landry.
In his first game since last Halloween, Quarterback Jameis Winston threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns, despite facing a lot of pressure. He did not throw nay interceptions and he had a perfect passing rating in the fourth quarter.
Taysom Hill was the Saints leading rusher with 81 yards and a touchdown on four carries. He had a career-high 57-yard run to set up an eleven-yard touchdown run in the first quarter.
Tyrann Mathieu had seven tackles and a fumble recovery in his first game as a Saint.
New Orleans hosts the Buccaneers this Sunday.
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