WATCH: Jameis Winston subs in, throws 56-yard TD to Tre’Quan Smith

New Orleans Saints backup QB Jameis Winston stepped in for a trick play and threw a long touchdown pass against his old Buccaneers team.

Yeah, you read that headline right. Sean Payton is in his bag, subbing Jameis Winston in for Drew Brees before shifting the formation to a wildcat play for Alvin Kamara.

Kamara handed the ball off to Emmanuel Sanders running through the backfield on a sweep — who tossed it to Winston, lined up out wide. And Winston saw Tre’Quan Smith streaking wide-open down the field and lobbed a bomb to him for a 56-yard score.

The officials initially threw a penalty flag on the play, but picked it up after agreeing that backup tackle James Hurst had indeed signaled he was an eligible receiver.

It’s bananas. It’s outlandish. It’s what we should have expected with the Saints backed up against the wall in their own building, down 10-6 to the upstart Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It’s only right that Winston should get a chance for sweet revenge against the team that gave up on him. And now the Saints are up again 13-10.

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