The porous Saints defense came up with a huge stop following Kamara’s touchdown, forcing a punt, and Brees engineered a 12-play, 56-yard drive that culminated in a 5-yard touchdown pass to Michael Thomas that put New Orleans up to stay. Brees finished the day having completed 22 of 30 passes for 212 yards and two touchdowns, giving him 501 for his career. The Saints converted four of five fourth-down attempts, helping them get past a defense that came into the game allowing just 12.8 points a game. “There’s no situation that you encounter where you feel like you can’t win,” Brees said of the confidence that comes with a big winning streak. Baltimore has similarly embraced a Wildcat option in its offense, and Jackson delivered the first rushing touchdown of his career, but given the ball down seven points with just over two minutes to play, the Ravens went 81 yards on six plays, scoring on a 14-yard touchdown pass from Flacco to John Brown.

Source: New York Times October 21, 2018 20:33 UTC