New Orleans, La – The New Orleans Saints take on the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday Night at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
The Chargers come to New Orleans with a 1-3 overall record, facing a 2-2 Saints team who is coming off of a road win against Detroit.
Drew Brees has won all three of the previous meetings against his former team, whose rookie QB Justin Herbert was named the Chargers permanent starter last Thursday.
FINAL OT
Chargers – 27
Saints – 30
Lutz is 3-3 tonight
Wil Lutz 36-yard FG is good… 30-27 Saints with 5:08 remaining in OT
50-yard FG attempt goes off the upright and we are headed into OT
Taysom Hill ties the game 27-27 on a 9-yard touchdown run with :52 seconds remaining
Herbert finds a wideee open Mike Williams for a 64 yard touchdown…
Chargers – 27
Saints – 20
TD pass to Cook …. might be the biggest play of the season … 41 yards … game tied at 20
End 3Q:
Chargers – 20
Saints – 13
Lutz now 13 of 21 from 50 yards or beyond in his NFL career
Money kick by Wil Lutz .. 53 yards .. Saints trail 20-13 in the third …
Lutz 53-yard FG is good
Chargers – 20
Saints – 13
4:52 left in 3Q
Brees punches it in from 1-yard out with :14 remaining in the half
HALFTIME: Chargers – 20 Saints – 10
Saints use their final timeout to avoid 10-second run off after Emmanuel Sanders’ touchdown was ruled short of the goal line.
Heckuva drive by the Saints to get back in the game
Saints guard Nick Easton (concussion) is out for the remainder of the game
Getting embarrassed at home
Herbert … third TD pass .. this one to Hunter Henry …Saints trail 20-3 … they are in big, big trouble
Drew Brees is picked off by Nasir Adderley
Getting ugly .. quickly …
Keenan Allen (back) questionable to return
Herbert throwing dimes …Saints in trouble
Lutz field goal is good .. from 48 yards .. Saints trail 6-3 after one quarter .. Saints with only 45 yards of offense in the first quarter .. averaging 3.0 per play
Trey Hendrickson with his fourth sack .. he had 4.5 in 2019 …
Don’t get it .. running the ball well on the first series … Don’t do it the second series
Under pressure, Justin Herbert finds Keenan Allen to put the Chargers on the board first, PAT no good
6-0
with 6:26 left in 1Q
that was a Jeff George throw.. by Justin Herbert .. he can chunk it ..
Chargers go 3-and-out on their opening possession
The Chargers won the toss and elected to receive
Chargers inactives:
-Tyrod Taylor
-Jason Moore Jr
-Joe Reed
-Jahleel Addae
-Trai Turner
-Bryan Bulaga
-Joe Gaziano
(worth noting, Joey Bosa is ACTIVE)
Saints inactives:
-Deonte Harris
-Justin Hardee
-Janoris Jenkins
-Michael Thomas
-Ethan Greenidge
-Adam Trautman
-Malcolm Roach