Earlier this week, Jameis Winston said that he's dreamt of playing the New Orleans Saints. Unfortunately for the former New Orleans quarterback, it wasn't the reunion he expected as the Saints forced him to his worst performance all season. On the day, the defense forced two interceptions from him, which was double the amount of INTs they had heading into the game.
Through his first three starts this season, Winston has thrown three interceptions and has lost a fumble. Meanwhile, the Saints' defense was experiencing an interception drought, having recorded only one interception through five games. It's honestly really ironic that they finally ended said drought against a quarterback that the team knows very well.
The first one, which came with four minutes to go in the third quarter, really gave the Saints a shot of adrenaline, as that started an onset of interceptions and near interceptions. Only the first one of the day, the Saints' defense has finally gotten the turnover monkey off of their back. Hopefully as the season goes on, it stays that way.
That first Saints interception caused a snowball effect
The next Siants incident came just two drives later, when Jameis Winston threw a ball directly to safety Julian Blackmon. With no one in the area, Blackmon was even able to take the ball 20-something yards further to the New Orleans end zone, which quickly proved beneficial. Just two plays following the second interception, the offense would cross the goaline once again and push the lead to three scores.
That wasn't even the end of all the chaos, with Martin Emerson Jr. grabbing another interception on the drive following the touchdown. This time, it came off Giants' quarterback JJ McCarthy after Winston was benched, but unfortunately it didn't lead to points the next time around. But what it did was keep the defensive momentum going for just a little bit longer, as Emerson Jr. nearly grabbed his third interception of the day on the following Giants drive.
The interceptions were only able to happen due to the insane amount of pressure that the defense was also bringing. With five sacks on the day, the most they've ever had in one game, no quarterback the Giants sent out there had a comfortable time in the pocket.
On the day, the Saints quadrupled their number of interceptions. It helped push the team to their second win of the season and also saved Kellen Moore's job for the time being. As the rest of the season goes on, let's hope that it was just a sign of things to come for New Orleans.
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