Tag: Score

Former Saints LB A.J. Klein has ‘the game of his life’ as Bills upset Seahawks 44-34

Former New Orleans Saints linebacker A.J. Klein was instrumental in helping the Buffalo Bills upset the Seattle Seahawks by a score of 44-34

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Have a day, A.J. Klein: the former New Orleans Saints linebacker was instrumental in the Buffalo Bills’ 44-34 upset of the visiting Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, playing so well that teammate Micah Hyde shouted him out afterwards, saying: “A.J. Klein had the game of his life.”

Klein was credited with five tackles, all solo and one for a loss of yards, plus two sacks and four quarterback hits. He also forced a fumble out of Seahawks MVP candidate Russell Wilson, which he recovered to help put the game away late in the fourth quarter.

It’s disappointing that the Saints weren’t able to retain Klein as a free agent earlier this year, but even their salary cap maneuvering doesn’t allow for everyone to be re-signed when their contract is up. And Klein earned a nice three-year, $18 million offer from Buffalo to reunite with Sean McDermott, his former defensive coordinator when they were both with the Carolina Panthers.

Klein played often for the Saints during his three-year stint in New Orleans, frequently lining up as the middle linebacker next to Demario Davis in nickel personnel and shifting to the strong side whenever the Saints played base. But the decision to let him leave in free agency was fueled by the belief that Klein wasn’t as talented an athlete as Alex Anzalone, without as much upside.

We’ll see if it pays off in the long run. The Saints tried to replace Klein by drafting Zack Baun out of Wisconsin and making him change positions from his hand-in-the-dirt pass rushing role, and again by trading for San Francisco 49ers linebacker Kwon Alexander. Even if Klein was never the flashiest player in New Orleans, it’s tough to buy into the idea that it was the right move given how poorly the defense has played in his absence, and with the Saints continuing to try and find a replacement.

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QB Russell Wilson gets Seahawks on the board in Buffalo

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson scored his first rushing touchdown of the year in Week 9 against the Bills to get Seattle on the board.

The Seattle Seahawks are in Buffalo Week 9 to take on the red-hot Bills on a very nice and warm November day. After trailing the Bills 17-0 well into the second quarter, the Seahawks are finally on the board.

Quarterback Russell Wilson pulled off his first QB sneak and rushing touchdown of the year to put Seattle back in the ballgame.

The scoring drive went eight plays for 85 yards in 4:42.

Wilson has been setting records with his scores all season and, interestingly enough, five of his 20 career rushing touchdowns have been against Buffalo although he’s only faced them twice before today.

Here’s a look at Wilson’s TD for Seattle’s first points of the game.

 

As of this post, the Seahawks trail the Bills 24-7 with 2:00 to go in the first half.

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WATCH: DK Metcalf’s sprint for the touchdown to give Seahawks lead

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf sprints in for the touchdown to close out the first quarter, Week 8 against the San Francisco 49ers.

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf just keeps getting better and better.

Week 8 against the San Francisco 49ers, Metcalf turned on the speed once again for the Seahawks’ first score of the day.

The point-after attempt was no good, so Seattle closed out the first quarter with a 6-0 lead over the 49ers.

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VIDEO: Wilson, Lockett connect again to extend Seahawks lead

Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson and WR Tyler Lockett connected again in the second quarter to extend the lead over the Cardinals Week 7.

The Seattle Seahawks extended their lead over the Arizona Cardinals Sunday night when quarterback Russell Wilson found wide receiver Tyler Lockett for the duo’s second score of the night.

You can watch the first TD here.

Their second touchdown came on yet another longball, 47 yards through the air. The drive went just three plays for 75 yards in half a minute.

At the half, the Seahawks lead the Cardinals 27-17.

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WATCH: Teddy Bridgewater crashes in his old spot on the Saints bench

Carolina Panthers QB Teddy Bridgewater ran out of bounds and kept going, until he fell in his old place on the New Orleans Saints sideline.

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New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton found time to chuckle after squeaking out a win against Carolina Panthers quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, his former protégé.

“I don’t remember him moving that well,” Payton said in his postgame media conference call. “He got out of some tough looks. Obviously he played well.”

Bridgewater ran twice to gain 10 yards, but one of those scrambles went out of bounds — and into the Saints sideline. His momentum carried him past a bemused Alvin Kamara until he fell into the New Orleans bench, right in his old spot between Drew Brees and Taysom Hill.

All three quarterbacks laughed about it before Bridgewater jumped back to his feet and hustled back into the game, where he finished with one of his better stat lines as a pro: completing 23 of 28 passes for 254 yards and a couple of touchdown strikes.

It wasn’t enough to win the day, but it came close. Bridgewater surprised the Saints several times on Sunday, at one point chirping with Payton after each team committed off-setting penalties. It’s clear that he’s still well-liked by the Saints coaches and locker room, and likely by many fans. They’ll just have to avoid cheering for him too loudly when Bridgewater’s Panthers are pushing New Orleans for a much-needed division win.

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WATCH: South Carolina CB Jaycee Horn, Joe Horn’s son, has the game of his life vs. Auburn

South Carolina CB Jaycee Horn, son of former Saints WR Joe Horn, helped the Gamecocks complete a 30-22 upset against the Auburn Tigers.

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Joe Horn had an impressive career with the New Orleans Saints during the early 2000’s, leaving the team in 2006 with the second-most receiving yards in franchise history (7,622; that year’s undrafted rookie standout, Marques Colston, would go on to surpass Horn and Eric Martin with 9,759 yards upon his own retirement). He was a four-time Pro Bowler, and a heck of a player for the Saints.

But today’s story is focused on his son, Jaycee Horn. The younger Horn plays cornerback for the South Carolina Gamecocks, and his impressive Saturday fueled a 30-22 upset against the Auburn Tigers. If this is anything to go off of, he could star on the same NFL fields his father once did.

Horn was targeted 8 times by Auburn quarterback Bo Nix; Pro Football Focus credited the junior with two interceptions and five forced incompletions, with another pass deflection picked off by a teammate. He had as productive a day in physical, man-to-man coverage as you’ll see at any level of football.

Maybe he’s someone the Saints could consider in the 2021 NFL Draft, if he declares early. They could certainly use the help after allowing the second-most touchdown passes (15) in the NFL through the first five weeks. But that probably isn’t something Horn is considering right now. Taking down an SEC opponent the way his Gamecocks did should be plenty to reflect on.

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Saints go into the bye week at 3-2 after rallying vs. Chargers

The New Orleans Saints overcame a slow first-half start to defeat the Los Angeles Chargers in overtime, winning 30-27 off a Wil Lutz kick.

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The New Orleans Saints overcame a weak showing in the first half with their best effort in the second half, defeating the Los Angeles Chargers 30-27. A promising opening drive in overtime ended with a Saints field goal, but rookie Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert wasn’t able to match it after his receivers dropped several passes near midfield.

It sends the Saints into their Week 6 bye with an ugly 3-2 record. That’s disappointing on face value, but it could be so much worse. After letting a few winnable games slip away, they’re sitting on top of the NFC South — by a hair.

The game wasn’t without its bright moments. The Saints were led in receiving by Emmanuel Sanders, who recorded his first 100-yard game in black and gold (totaling 122 yards and 12 catches on 14 targets). On defense, the Saints hit Herbert a dozen times, with three sacks. But like other big-bodied quarterbacks Cam Newton and Josh Allen, the 6-foot-6, 236-pound Herbert was too often too difficult to bring down.

New Orleans has a lot to work on and polish during their bye week; Herbert completed just 20 passes in this game, but he averaged 13.2 yards per completion and scored 4 touchdown catches. But there’s enough positives to take away from this to keep expectations high.

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WATCH: Russell Wilson finds DK Metcalf for the score and the lead

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson finds wide receiver DK Metcalf for the score and the lead Sunday night against the Vikings.

The Seattle Seahawks were trailing the Minnesota Vikings miserably entering the second half Sunday night, shutout to the tune of 13-0.

It wasn’t until quarterback Russell Wilson connected with tight end Will Dissly then wide receiver DK Metcalf that Seattle was able to notch its first lead of the day.

Wilson found Dissly first, then it was Metcalf’s time to shine. Wilson and the Seahawks struck quickly on their second scoring drive which resulted in a 13-yard touchdown pass to Metcalf.

With the extra point, Seattle took the 14-13 edge over the Vikings midway through the third quarter.

Here’s a look at the go-ahead play.

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WATCH: Russell Wilson to Will Dissly for Seahawks 1st score

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson found tight end Will Dissly for the team’s first score of the night Week 5 against the Vikings.

The Seattle Seahawks hope to beat the Minnesota Vikings Week 5 to advance to their first perfect 5-0 start in franchise history but the team got off to a very slow start in the first half.

Seattle was shut out by Minnesota 13-0 at the break. It wasn’t until the third quarter that the Seahawks were able to get on the scoreboard.

Quarterback Russell Wilson found tight end Will Dissly for 19 yards and the Seahawks touchdown to bring Seattle within six points of the Vikings.

The scoring drive went four plays for 58 yards in 1:42.

Here’s another look at the Wilson to Dissly touchdown.