The Patriots held on the lead and got an interception courtesy of Gilmore against Brandin Cooks. This is comeback victory for Tom Brady whom people believe is past his prime and didn’t have any winning seasons ahead of him.
As Tom Brady notes — “No one expected us to win that game, and that’s a lot how it used to feel, before all the success. It brings back different feelings and different emotions”.
Saints guard has this to say — “It was tough. I mean, it was one of the hardest drive I’ve been a part of, Saints guard Larry Warford said of a drive that actually lasted 22 plays and forced the Saints to gain a total of 117 yards because of three offensive penalties and one defensive penalty. I was out of breath getting down there … and everybody is tired. But you smell the end zone and you can’t give it away. You worked too hard for it when we were driving, and we finished it.”
Drew Brees has this to say — “I’m not sure if that’s a record. We went on a 117-yard drive to take the lead in the third quarter and really didn’t look back. That was the turning point the game.”
The historic 18 play drive is below:
| Down | Yard line | Play |
|---|---|---|
| 1st & 10 | NO 8 | Mark Ingram 1-yard run |
| 2nd & 9 | NO 9 | Incomplete pass; defensive-holding penalty on Eagles |
| 1st & 10 | NO 14 | Ingram 4-yard run |
| 2nd & 6 | NO 18 | Drew Brees 8-yard pass to Ted Ginn Jr. |
| 1st & 10 | NO 26 | Alvin Kamara 1-yard run |
| 2nd & 9 | NO. 27 | Brees 11-yard pass to Michael Thomas |
| 1st & 10 | NO 28 | Brees 6-yard pass to Keith Kirkwood |
| 2nd & 4 | NO 44 | Kamara 1-yard run |
| 3rd & 3 | NO 45 | Brees 9-yard pass to Josh Hill |
| 1st & 10 | PHI 46 | Brees incomplete pass |
| 2nd & 10 | PHI 46 | 46-yard TD pass called back on holding penalty |
| 2nd & 20 | NO 44 | Brees 20-yard pass to Thomas |
| 1st & 10 | PHI 36 | Tre’Quan Smith 5-yard run |
| 2nd & 5 | PHI 31 | Kamara 4-yard run |
| 3rd & 1 | PHI 27 | Kamara 1-yard run |
| 1st & 10 | PHI 26 | 3-yard pass called back on holding penalty |
| 1st & 20 | PHI 36 | Brees incomplete pass |
| 2nd & 20 | PJI 36 | Brees 4-yard pass to Kamara |
| 3rd & 16 | PHI 32 | Brees 20-yard pass to Thomas |
| 1st & 10 | PHI 12 | False-start penalty |
| 1st & 15 | PHI 17 | Kamara 15-yard run |
| 1st & goal | PHI 2 | Brees 2-yard pass to Thomas, touchdown |
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Wide Receiver star Michael Thomas finished the game with 12 catches for 171 yards and the TD.
The Saints have their hands full against the high offensive output of Los Angeles Rams next week.
Sony was on and off in the entire year as the Patriots have circled through a number of running backs to keep them healthy but during the biggest game of the year thus far he has delivered.
Tom Brady has this to say to Sony — “I really love Sony as a person and his commitment to the team. He’s just been a lot of fun to be out there with, made a lot of hard yards. It’s great to see.”
Sony Michel is 31st overall pick became the only player in the last 25 postseasons scoring 100 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns in the first half of a playoff game. The only other player to score 100 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns was Saints Alvin Kamara although that was not in the playoffs.
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