Saints try the worst fake punt at the worst possible time
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
The Saints thought they could try a little trickery to close out the game. It went as you might expect. OK, let’s break this one down.
1) You have Drew Brees, one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL and yet you elect to have your punter try to throw the ball in a two score game.
2) You’re down two scores. Everyone in the freakin’ world knows you’re going to try to fake this when there’s five minutes left. Heck, the Cowboys knew it. They sat in coverage knowing you were going to try this Saints, and you still went for it.
3) The Cowboys had nine people in coverage. NINE. N-I-N-E. How exactly were these numbers going to work? A punter throwing into quintuple coverage is a good idea, we guess.
4) Why?
5) Seriously, why?
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