The New Orleans Saints had no business winning. Two of their biggest plays were unbelievable flukes, bad mistakes that somehow morphed into positive results. Then they needed the other team’s kicker to miss a 23-yard field goal just to stay alive, and a freeze-frame replay reversal to get the ball in overtime.
But the Saints are living a charmed life these days, and the Washington Redskins are as snakebit as can be. New Orleans trailed by 10 in the fourth quarter Sunday and played more than four quarters without holding a lead — until Garrett Hartley kicked an 18-yard field goal 6:29 into the extra period for a 33-30 win.
“I don’t know about the voodoo, but I definitely believe in destiny,” said Drew Brees, who led a no-timeout, 80-yard drive in just 33 seconds to tie the game late in regulation.
“I don’t think the best team won today,” Redskins center Casey Rabach said. “We had some bad breaks, some bizarre things happened.”
Leading 30-23, the Redskins marched downfield and set up the gimme field goal that would have put the game out of reach. But Shaun Suisham pushed the attempt wide right from a mere 23 yards with 1:52 to play.
Brees went right to work, moving quickly before hitting Robert Meachem wide open over the middle for a 53-yard touchdown with 1:19 to go.
The Redskins had the ball to start the extra period, but Mike Sellers fumbled when he was upended by Chris McAlister after making a catch — a turnover that was only verified after a meticulous replay reversal — giving the Saints the ball at the Washington 37. Brees needed only seven plays to march New Orleans to the 1 before Hartley made the game-winning kick.
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Posted by Beryl on Dec 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment
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