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Chalk individual up for the power of positive thinking.
Brees hit C.J. Spiller with a short pass that the running back turned into an 80-yard touchdown towards second play associated with overtime AS WELL AS New Orleans won because of its primary date the particular season, 26-20 over the injury-decimated Cowboys with Sunday night.
BOX SCORE: SAINTS 26, COWBOYS 20
"Right While the play call came out connected with (coach) Sean Payton's mouth intended for C.J., my partner and i thought, `This is usually it. This is going ones distance," Brees recalled. "I thought It am brilliant intended for MY division to acquire in order to recharge AND instantly snap back directly into what we were going to need for you to do in order to win your game.
"That's how an team grows," your quarterback continued, adding, "Man, The item makes for a exciting locker room afterward."
Brees, whom missed New Orleans' previous game considering that the of your bruised rotator cuff inside his appropriate (throwing) shoulder, carried out 33 regarding 41 throws regarding 359 yards AND only two TDs within his return.
Brees said his shoulder "felt fine. Felt good enough, made it your current task done, therefore we're most good."
He will be at this point your own fifth quarterback inside NFL history for you to throw 400 touchdown passes; he did It in 205 games, faster when compared with your own different four.
Mark Ingram gained 128 yards by scrimmage in an combination of runs AND short passes. Josh Hill caught a 3-yard touchdown pass for New Orleans (1-3) AS WELL AS Khiry Robinson had a 1-yard touchdown work at the fourth quarter.
Dallas quarterback Brandon Weeden, filling up with though Tony Romo recovers coming from a great broken clavicle, came in the course of with 91-yard touchdown drive to be able to tie ones game for the final minutes associated with regulation, single for you to lose his 10th instantly start overall, tying him throughout Blaine Gabbert for the longest these kinds of streak among active QBs.
The tying touchdown feel Equally clutch Equally This gets - the 17-yard pass to Terrance Williams at fourth down within less in comparison with 3 minutes left.
Brees subsequently easily marched New Orleans into what Should continues to be effortless container goal range, only to have your own celebration delayed As soon as Hocker, the first-year kicker whom had hit via 51 yards earlier, hit the left upright from 30 yards out, crouching throughout agony afterward.
"It's unacceptable, but (I'm) thankful the individual guys have OUR back out there," Hocker said. "Next day i am going to acquire it."
New Orleans won your current toss ALONG WITH took ones ball first. only two plays later, the game \'m greater than towards the 1st TD of the season through Spiller, exactly who are signed to be a free agent last offseason.
"I knew nobody are going to catch him," Brees said.
Dallas safety Barry Church had ones Least difficult chance for you to Create a game-saving tackle, but am zero match regarding Spiller's speed.
"We were with man-to-man coverage, ALONG WITH Brees saw The item from the jump AS WELL AS saw when i had the linebacker from Spiller," Church said. "He laid your ball up there perfectly with regard to him. we tried to obtain throughout the top to be able to him out, but he am along the sideline."
Joseph Randle had a great 1-yard TD work pertaining to Dallas (2-2), that failed in order to win what would has been the 11th-straight regular season road game. But even within New Orleans struggling, winning on the Superdome am going like a tall order pertaining to the Cowboys squad riddled within injuries.
Earlier with the week, Dallas had ruled out star receiver Dez Bryant (foot) AND defensive end Randy Gregory (ankle), which are a second-round draft Pick out last spring.
Meanwhile, defensive end Greg Hardy \'m serving your current final game connected with his domestic violence suspension.
On top regarding that, linebacker Sean Lee left on the initial half having a concussion. Then, Lance Dunbar, whom rushed pertaining to 54 yards with the very first half, had to help become helped off your box with a knee injury after returning your own kickoff for you to open your own second half.
"When you lose the two franchise players including Tony ALONG WITH Dez, This has tough, but that's what happens within the particular league," said tight end Jason Witten, which had four catches for 57 yards. "You be asked to regroup. the actual division doesn't make excuses, IN ADDITION TO we'll take back in it."
By contrast, your own Saints benefited not only through having Brees back, but additionally cornerback Keenan Lewis (hip), safety measures Jairus Byrd (knee) AS WELL AS linebacker Dannell Ellerbe (toe) in the lineup for the first time the actual season.
NOTES: before his missed box goal, Hocker not single made a pair of field-goal attempts, but in addition hit a good clutch 43-yard punt towards the Dallas 9 on the fourth quarter while stuffing within for regular punter Thomas Morstead, that feel icing a apparent quad injury. ... Dallas coach Jason Garrett said Dunbar's knee injury appeared serious.
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