The Saints traveled to a stadium that has not been kind to
them in the Payton/Brees era and with a punt return for a touchdown, a
defensive touchdown, an amazing performance by Alvin Kamara, and a solid one by
backup quarterback Teddy Bridgewater they put a licking on the Seattle Seahawks,
33-27. It marked a rare success for Sean
Payton on the West Coast, and it came at the most opportune time.
With Drew Brees sidelined for 6 weeks, the Saints moved to
2-1. Bridgewater, who will try to hold
the fort down for the Saints during Brees’ rehabilitation from thumb surgery, threw
touchdown passes to superstars Kamara and Michael Thomas, as the Saints built a
big lead. Rookie punt returner Deonte
Harris ran back a punt for a touchdown, a rare special team’s success for the Saints,
to start the scoring. Of course he later
fumbled a punt to move right into Payton’s doghouse, but the Saints defense
held the Seahawks out of the end zone.
Alvin Kamara may have had his best game as a Saint. He dodged and dived, breaking tackles left
and right as he scored twice. He got
plenty of help from the defense. The
Saints stopped the Seahawks on 4th down attempts repeatedly. The Seahawks scored late touchdowns to make
it close, but this was one of Dennis Allen’s best prepared defenses, although
chasing Russell Wilson around all day can be exhausting.
With an important win under the belt, the Saints now prep
for the hated Dallas Cowboys who come to the Superdome Sunday night. Sean Payton has not fared well against the
Cowboys lately, so this is an opportunity to break another trend.
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