New Orleans, La. – The (7-2) Saints host the (3-6) Atlanta Falcons at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Sunday afternoon.
New Orleans is on a 6 game win streak, coming off of a 27-13 victory over the San Franscisco 49ers. A game where Drew Brees suffered fractured ribs and a collapsed lung in the first half.
Taysom Hill will start in place of Brees vs Atlanta, in what is Hill’s first NFL start at quarterback.
Saints inactives for the game include:
CB Marshon Lattimore, RB Dwayne Washington, LB Chase Hansen, OL Derrick Kelly, TE Josh Hill and DL Malcolm Roach.
Taysom Hill .. scrambles .. keeps from 10 yards out .. 12:41 to play .. Saints lead 23-9 pending PAT .. Hill has played very well in the last two quarters
Debo comes clean .. sack .. nobody .. picked him up
really good throw by Hill ..took a shot .. still completed pass to Thomas .. for 19 yards
Deonte Harris .. questionable to return .. with a stinger
Hill to Sanders .. TD .. big play .. but holding on McCoy .. looked like a good call … would have been a 57 yard TD pass
Saints are doing a great jog covering .. forcing Ryan to hold the ball
Saints blow open a big hole on the right side of the line .. and score on a two yard keeper by Hill .. 9:11 to go in the third quarter .. Saints lead 17-9
Saints on the move .. Hill now 11 for 15 .. for 151 yards
Half… Saints 10-9 over Atlanta
Kamara .. three yard TD run .. Taysom Hill is 9 of 13 with two drops..
Saints add the point after and lead .. 10-9 with 1:46 to play in the half
Koo … field goal .. is good .. from 52 yards out .. 4:31 to play in the half.. Falcons 9, Saints 3
Peat concussion .. out for the rest of the game
Hendrickson with his second sack .. 9.5 on the season .. forces Atlanta punt and touchback ..
Taysom Hill is 5 for 8 with two drops ..Lutz Field Goal — from 53 is no good off the left upright .. Falcons lead 6-3 .. 11:09 to play in the half ..
Best pass .. from Taysom Hill .. yet to Michael Thomas .. big gain
Koo .. 51 yard field goal ..right down the middle .. 6-3 Atlanta.. however, Saints getting good pressure on Ryan .. definitely has made a difference
Saints run that play a lot .. inside receivers block down .. Thomas makes catch .. and turns up field .. but Atlanta was ready for it .. field goal by Lutz of 22 yards .. is good …. game tied at 3 .. with 2:47 to play in the first quarter ..
Hill pass .. incomplete should have been intercepted by #43