Congrats to New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and place-kicker Will Lutz. I have always rooted for the Saints and especially for Brees. He and the rest of the Saints stunk in the first half of the Monday Night Football game against the Houston Texans. They went ahead in the second half and when Lutz kicked a 46-yard field goal with 50 seconds left, it looked as if the game were in the bag as they were up by six points. But Houston QB Deshaun Watson marched them down the field on a two-play, 75-yard drive that ended with a 37-yard touchdown pass to receiver Kenny Stills (who was originally drafted by New Orleans). All looked lost but the Texans kicker pushed the extra point wide and the game was tied. But New Orleans was called for roughing the kicker. Game over. Or not? <\/p>\n
Because the Texans scored so quickly, the Saints got the ball back with 37 seconds left and very slim hopes. Brees completed two passes to get close to field goal range and with six seconds left, completed a short pass to the Texans’ 41-yard line. Lutz, who had missed a 56-yard field goal at the very end of the first half, came out to try a 58-yarder. He pounded it straight through the uprights with lots of room to spare as the Saints won the game in miraculous fashion. <\/p>\n
It was Lutz’s longest ever successful field goal. If you wrote this as a script for a Hollywood movie, nobody would believe it. You can check it out on Sports Center. <\/p>\n
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