2. New Orleans Saints
It was a tall order for the Colts to head down to New Orleans and stop Drew Brees and the Saints on Monday Night Football. When you’re going up against an extra-motivated Brees, who was only three touchdowns away from the NFL record, plus the Superdome’s volume…well, that’s a spicy jambalaya.
The Colts’ defense entered the gamed ranked 16th in points allowed and 22nd in passing yards per game—not great, but also not terrible, or worse, Arizona. So there was an opportunity for an upset of sorts, a chance at stalling one facet of the Saints’ offense.
But it never happened.
Brees was nearly perfect. He got the record. He got another record. It was glorious! And lost in all of it, was the exceptional job the Saints’ front did with protecting Mr. Brees on such a historical evening.
The best in the business ‼️
MIKE 💪😳 #SAINTS pic.twitter.com/zGmRDwEaA8
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) December 17, 2019
Nick Easton, Ryan Ramczyk, Terron Armstead, Larry Warford, and Erik McCoy, and Will Clapp: That tweet might also be referring to you guys—especially when considering the injuries!