Flashback Friday: Highlights from past Saints-Colts games

Flashback Friday: Highlights from past Saints-Colts games feature more than Super Bowl XLIV

Go looking for highlights from past games between the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts and you’ll see some memorable plays from Super Bowl XLIV — but there’s more to this series than that big game.

The Saints are 9-5 against the Colts with four consecutive wins dating back to that Super Bowl victory. Their last matchup was a vintage Drew Brees performance, and it’s the first of several highlight reels from the latest games in this series. See for yourself:

Full highlights from Week 8’s Bucs at Bills matchup

If you missed the game, you can check out the highlights from Tampa Bay’s Thursday Night Football matchup here:

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers fell to 3-4 after losing to the Buffalo Bills on prime time, but there were still some highlight-worthy plays on Tampa Bay’s end during the contest.

Quarterback Baker Mayfield threw two touchdowns on Thursday, one to wideout Chris Godwin and the other to WR Mike Evans. The Bucs weren’t in it for most of the game, but they spent a majority of the fourth quarter mounting a comeback that fell just short on Thursday night. Additionally, saftey Antoine Winfield Jr. continued his great campaign with a forced turnover on QB Josh Allen.

If you missed any of the action, you can check it out below:

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WATCH: Antoine Winfield Jr. forces a turnover on QB Josh Allen

Antoine Winfield Jr.’s All-Pro campaign continues with a great play on Josh Allen.

Antoine Winfield Jr. has been a menace for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers all year, and he didn’t stop his stellar play against the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night.

Winfield Jr. got to the backfield and tipped a potential pass from Bills quarterback Josh Allen, and the ball was picked off by Bucs defensive end William Gholston. The turnover would eventually lead to a Tampa Bay touchdown on a ball caught by Chris Godwin.

Check out the play above.

WATCH: Chris Godwin catches his first touchdown of the year in Buffalo

It took eight weeks, but Chris Godwin has his touchdown.

Wide receiver [autotag]Chris Godwin[/autotag] has waited eight weeks for his first touchdown, but he’ll have to wait no longer.

Godwin caught his first touchdown on Sunday, snagging in a great ball by Baker Mayfield to tie the game against the Bills. The touchdown came after a turnover forced by the Bucs defense on a Josh Allen interception.

Check out the play below:

Alvin Kamara broke another Saints franchise record with his latest two-point conversion

Alvin Kamara broke another Saints franchise record with his latest two-point conversion. He’s also now tied with Travis Kelce for the league lead among active players:

Look, times are tough for the New Orleans Saints these days, and we’ll take our doses of positivity when we can. So it’s worth celebrating Alvin Kamara’s latest accomplishment — not long after the dynamic running back broke Marques Colston’s record for touchdowns scored in a Saints uniform, Kamara laid claim to another record: the team’s high-water mark for two-point conversions.

Kamara went into last week’s game with the Jacksonville Jaguars locked in a tie with his old teammate Mark Ingram II, both players having successfully converted four two-point tries in their Saints careers. But Kamara caught a quick pass from Derek Carr to walk into the end zone untouched for his fifth two-point conversion. That play tied the game after a frightful first three quarters, though the Saints ultimately weren’t able to pull off the win.

Still, it’s just the latest achievement in Kamara’s impressive NFL career. Hopefully he and Carr can link up with more scoring plays like this one to help the Saints offense get back on track, though you’d like to see Carr taking greater advantage of the talent stacked up for him at wide receiver in most situations.

As for Kamara: his five successful two-point conversions are now tied with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce for the most among active players, matching the career totals of Pro Football Hall of Famers Cris Carter, Marvin Harrison, and Edgerrin James in a ten-way tie for sixth-place in NFL history. Four players are ahead of them in a tie for second place with six two-point scores (including Ingram, who did it twice in 2019 with the Baltimore Ravens), but everyone is trailing the legendary Marshall Faulk, whose seven two-point conversions are the most in NFL history. Kamara has a real shot at going the distance and surpassing even Faulk someday — strengthening his own Hall of Fame candidacy.

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WATCH: Antoine Winfield Jr. forces a fumble on Desmond Ridder

Antoine Winfield continues a brilliant year.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety [autotag]Antoine Winfield Jr.[/autotag] is never afraid of the moment.

The Atlanta Falcons were up 13-10 late in the fourth quarter and had the chance to seal it with a score. Falcons quarterback Desmond Ridder had what looked to be the game-winning touchdown on a 12-yard scramble, but Winfield managed to peanut punch the ball out of his hands right before he crossed the plane. As the ball was a fumble and went out of the end zone, the play counted as a touchback and the Bucs were able to get the ball back.

Check out the play below:

WATCH: Bucs force a fumble on QB Desmond Ridder to close the half

The Bucs defense delivered when the Falcons were looking to score points to end the first half.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers didn’t get a turnover against the Lions in Week 6, but the defense managed to rectify that in Week 7.

The Falcons were set to score points at the end of the half while in field goal range, but with 17 seconds left, the Bucs defense delivered. Tampa Bay outside linebacker Shaquil Barrett and defensive tackle Calijah Kancey pincered in on Falcons quarterback Desmond Ridder as he dropped back to pass, and they forced a fumble on him that was recovered by Jamel Dean. The Bucs elected to leave the half with all three timeouts, but the move prevented the Falcons from scoring and kept the game tied.

Check out the play below:

WATCH: Mike Evans catches a deep ball from Baker Mayfield for the score

Baker Mayfield found his deep ball when he hit Mike Evans for the 40-yard score:

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers fell down 7-0 to the Atlanta Falcons, but they were quick to respond.

Quarterback Baker Mayfield found wideout Mike Evans for a 40-yard deep ball score. Evans matched up against A.J. Terrell, and he was able to box him out and get some acceleration to get out ahead of him and catch the deep ball for the touchdown. Mayfield’s been recently criticized for his lack of deep ball accuracy, but he put this one right on the money for Evans and it allowed the Bucs to tie up the game 7-7.

Here is the play from the Bucs that led to the score:

Saints legend Drew Brees back in town for game against Jaguars

Saints legend Drew Brees was back in town for Thursday night’s game with the Jaguars:

The New Orleans Saints are back in the Superdome for the first time in a couple of weeks, taking on the Jacksonville Jaguars, and some stars are back home to watch them play.

Saints legend and NFL legend Drew Brees was back on the sideline for the pregame and he brought his family with him. Brees is the best player in the franchise’s history and fans are hoping that his presence might transfer some energy into struggling Saints offense. It was a nice site to see the kids playing around on the field again, something they never skip an opportunity to do.

He wasn’t the only former Saints Super Bowl winner at the game, however. Cornerback Tracy Porter, who made one of the biggest plays in franchise history, was also in town to watch the game. So was Saints legend Steve Gleason and his family. It’s great to see so many important players from team history catching up and supporting the squad.

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WATCH: Rashid Shaheed steals ball back from defender for a huge gain

WATCH: Rashid Shaheed steals ball back from defender for a huge gain

In what has been another disappointing day for the New Orleans Saints offense against the Houston Texans, sophomore receiver Rashid Shaheed comes through with a huge catch to flip field position.

In just his second catch of the day, Shaheed goes over the top of Steven Nelson to steal the ball out of his hands for a 51-yard gain. The play was almost an interception, instead it breathed some life into the game. Shaheed is up to 85 yards on the day after this catch and added 18-yards on the ground as well.

The Saints have been able to move the ball down the field well in this one, but have fallen apart once they get deep into Houston territory almost every time. Blake Grupe has missed two field goals in this one and New Orleans has fallen to a turnover on downs as well.

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