{"id":49947,"date":"2018-09-23T22:39:41","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T02:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=49947"},"modified":"2018-09-23T22:39:41","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T02:39:41","slug":"drew-brees-flies-non-stop-over-dirty-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/09\/23\/drew-brees-flies-non-stop-over-dirty-birds\/","title":{"rendered":"Drew Brees Flies Non-Stop Over &#8216;Dirty Birds&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just when you thought you\u2019ve seen it all from<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BreeDr00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Drew Brees<\/a><\/strong>, he goes and splits the Red Sea of two oncoming defenders. \u2018Breesus\u2019 has now added a spin move to his repertoire.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Drew Brees Likes to Fly Non-Stop in Atlanta<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drew Brees Pulls Off Sick Spin Move &amp; Dives for TD!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2k5C1ycsVnQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The rivalry between the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/saints\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Orleans Saints<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/falcons\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Atlanta Falcons<\/a> has been a dogfight for sure. Certainly, this game lived up to the hype, as the Saints beat the Atlanta Falcons 43-37 in overtime.<\/p>\n<p>There were so many momentum swings and big plays on both sides. Backup quarterback <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HillTa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taysom Hill<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0was inserted that gave the Saints a spark. Another blocked punt against the Atlanta Falcons. Above all,\u00a0Brees was simply mesmerizing.<\/p>\n<h2>Drew Brees Breaks Another Record<\/h2>\n<p>The big story going into the game was Drew Brees closing in on the career completion record. Brees came into the game with 6,287 passes completed just shy of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/F\/FavrBr00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brett Favre<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s mark of 6,300. Brees broke the record and more. On a normal day, that would\u2019ve been the story. But this day was anything but normal.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RyanMa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Ryan<\/a><\/strong> threw for five touchdowns and no interceptions. Rookie sensation<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RidlCa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Calvin Ridley<\/a><\/strong> caught three of those passes for touchdowns. Still, none of that mattered as the Saints dug deep to win this game in overtime.<\/p>\n<p>Neither defense could stop much of anything. However, it was the one stop late in the fourth quarter that gave the Saints enough gas to seal it.<\/p>\n<p>The Saints\u2019 defense came up big when it mattered. All the long plays and yardage were nullified when the game was on the line. The Falcons had a third and four at near midfield with under a minute to play, as the Saints defense clamped down and made a crucial stop.<\/p>\n<p>When the Saints won the coin toss, that was a sign that this game is turning towards the Saints way. Surely, Brees knew that a touchdown was needed. Ironically, it was his legs that finished off the Falcons with two rushing touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>The second was game-winner when Brees stretched out and broke the plain. That was on top of the ridiculous spin move earlier that split the two defenders like a Madden spin and juke. When Brees is running over your defense, just give up. No one saw that coming. Brees went <strong>Alvin Kamara<\/strong> when the game was on the line. The defense blinked and\u00a0Brees found pay dirt.<\/p>\n<p>Today was a black and gold 15 round TKO. The Saints went the distance and kept fighting until the game was called. This team has shown one thing in the last three games. Resilience is this team\u2019s motto. Bend but don\u2019t break. Now the Saints sit at 2-1 with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/giants\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Giants<\/a> on tap next week. This win was significant yet the road is still long. Saints fans can breathe now at least for now.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"Udadd-mxSLp7AdRSP2PZGA\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1038687194\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Udadd-mxSLp7AdRSP2PZGA',sig:'JZVtbRwfjvFVUSyT0lY19a64M5eT1TI6_EUH_XnNRR0=',w:'594px',h:'424px',items:'1038687194',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drew Brees was in rare form today as the New Orleans Saints beat the Atlanta Falcons 43-37 in ovetime. 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