New Orleans Saints: Drew Brees Reveals His Thoughts In Week 13's Final Seconds
Father Tony over at Our Lady of Hopeless Cases in the French Quarter was preaching on Sunday morning about how "faith without works is dead."
Seems some Saints fans in the congregation view God as a Divine slot machine these days; put in a few prayers and victories will flow forth in abundance.
However, as the good pastor pointed out, prayers can not always be substituted for a spunky QB who isn't afraid of living life on the edge with just the right amount of swagger and moxie mixed in.
A few things were known about these Cincinnati Bengals before the start of Sunday's game at Paul Brown Stadium - things that most certainly have the late Paul Brown turning over in his grave.
They can't run the ball. They can't protect Carson Palmer. They can't pressure opposing QB's (only 12 sacks all season.)
But, you see, these 2010 Saints are a New Orleans cardiologist's dream.
So, you could just count on the fact that the Bengals would do all three of these things well against the Saints and they did just that.
The Saints have "played down" to the competition all year (e.g. Arizona, Cleveland, Dallas.)
Alas, Saints fans could hardly be shocked when Cincinnati kicker Clint Stitser, a guy who was selling real estate a week ago, kicked a 47-yard field goal to give the last-place Bengals a 30-27 lead with 4:20 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Not too many years ago, this would have sent Saints fans heading to Pat O'Brien's for a little self-medication to ease the pain.
But, that was before Drew Brees and Sean Payton came to town.
The Saints final drive began on their own 32-yard line.
After rookie phenom Chris Ivory, who had 117 yards on 15 carries, ripped off a couple of impressive runs, Brees connected with the team's most lethal deep threat Robert Meachem for a 42-yard gain.
Two plays later, Reggie Bush came up two yards short of a first down and the Saints were faced with fourth-and-2 on the Cincinnati 7-yard line with :34 seconds left in the game.
The obvious decision would be to attempt a game-tying field goal but the New Orleans Saints resorted to some acting that would have made Jack Nicholson proud.
Trickeration is what those kids who tap dance on Bourbon Street for change like to call it.
Brees called timeout and then he and Payton gesticulated wildly as if trying to decide what to do.
"I think we gave the illusion that we were really going to run a play," Brees told WWL Radio on Monday morning. "And, that's what caused them to take it seriously and to jump offsides."
The acting job continued as an exasperated Brees called an audible, putting his tight end Dave Thomas in motion.
"Just to make it seem like we were really running a play because there are plenty of times where I would say something that would be the actual terminology that we would use to run a play," said Brees on WWL. "And, so, that's the whole point in trying to sell it as best you can. We try to make it look as real as possible."
Everyone in the stadium seemed to know it was a con job with the exception of the Bengals defense.
Cincinnati defensive tackle Pat Sims flinched.
Saints guard Carl Nicks reacted and the Saints had new life.
"We practice getting someone else to jump offsides and then we just react," said Brees. "Worse case scenario is the officials say (Cincinnati) wasn't in the neutral zone or (the Saints) jumped first and then they move us back 5-yards and we kick the field goal."
On first-and-goal from the Bengals 3-yard line, Brees spotted his most reliable target, Marques Colston.
Chris Ivory is the running back. Brees up under center changes the play. Brees going to throw it and it's going to be caught- caught by Colston for the touchdown!!!
And these cardiac kid Saints had pulled out a 34-30 win over the lowly Bengals.
Some in the New Orleans media seem to think that all is not well.
They say that maybe the Saints have lost their mojo or something.
But, not local hero and father of the 'Who Dat Nation' - former Saints QB Bobby Hebert.
"It beats the alternative," says Hebert. If you're a Saints fan with heart problems just make sure to get your heart checked after every game."
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