NEW ORLEANS — The Saints seemed dead to rights, then came back from 18 down to take the lead with 1:01 left only to see it vanish with a Matt Ryan to Cordarrelle Patterson pass that set up a game-winning field goal in a wild 27-25 loss.
The defeat left the Saints only 1-2 in the Caesars Superdome so far this year and dropped the record to 5-3. The team missed out on a chance to take the lead in the NFC South as Tampa was off this week and the Saints currently hold the tiebreaker between the two teams by virtue of the head-to-head victory a week ago.
The Saints have now fallen to three teams at or near the bottom of their divisions while beating two of the top teams in the entire NFL. Next week they travel to Tennessee to take on the Titans, a team playing Sunday night against the Rams.
Here is what some of the observers from around the NFL had to say about the game.
- - Another fourth quarter comeback for Matt Ryan - Atlanta Journal Constitution
- - Saints can't afford to play the way they did for most of the game Sunday - Luke Johnson, The Times-Picayune
- Saints miss chance to grab top spot in NFC South - John Sigler, Saints Wire
- Crushing loss for the Saints - Mike Triplett, ESPN
- Saints inquired about Teddy Bridgewater - Adam Maya, NFL.com