Hill rallies Saints to 19-17 win over Chargers

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While New Orleans led 17-3 at half-time, Hill felt the pressure was on him to produce.

& # 39; & # 39; I felt we needed energy. And what I said earlier is that we are going to have a chance to win this football game, "said Hill. & # 39; & # 39; I know it's a pre-game, but that's what it's all about, and if we come here not to win, we're wrong. It was therefore the goal. & # 39; & # 39;

Hill threw a 27-yard pass to Austin Carr, while there was only 3:10 left in the third quarter, bringing the Saints (1-1) to 17-10.

Hill then led a 11-yard pass to 69 yards midway through the fourth quarter, which resulted in a 1-yard pass by goal for Devine Ozigbo. The Saints went for 2, but Hill was sacked by Anthony Lanier II.

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& # 39; & # 39; For three quarters, I thought it was a pretty complementary football. Then Taysom Hill took over and completely eliminated us, "said Chargers coach Anthony Lynn.

Hill has lined up against the receiver, half-circle and half-tight Saints since their signing in 2017, but his coach Sean Payton was impressed by how Hill viewed his natural position during the camp. # 39; drive.

"I think he's done a good camp and he's progressed," said Payton. & # 39; & # 39; Some of the things that he did were galleys, but he is very good when he runs. & # 39; & # 39;

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The Chargers led 10-3 at the end of the second quarter when Pope brought Thomas Morestead's puck three seconds into the end. Pope – a second-year second-half defender – missed three New Orleans defenders in the first 15 meters before finding the left center opening and overtaking Dwayne Washington until the end zone.

& # 39; & # 39; I wanted to make sure I had caught it, "said Pope. & # 39; & # 39; I did miss the first man and it was a direct shot because he was so stuck. & # 39; & # 39;

Patton, who did not play at the Aug. 8 pre-season meeting in Arizona due to an injury, gave the Chargers a 7-to-3 lead, while he still had a pass 26 yards for a 26-yard pass from Cardale Jones. play, 98 yards in the car.

TO BEGIN

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Taylor led the Chargers' first four practices and earned 7 of 10 for 57 yards and one interception. Los Angeles turned its back on its first series where it was necessary to try to get a yard and not be able to convert.

Bridgewater played all the first half – scoring 5 to 12 for 40 yards – despite his illness since Friday. The sixth-year quarterback led a first-quarter scoring goal that ended with a 33-yard field goal at Lutz after A.J. Klein picked Taylor and reduced him to 20 yards from the 18 "Chargers".

"Dude, that was a mediocre game," said Bridgewater. "Today, I just did not give these guys the energy they deserved."

BACKFIELD LOADERS

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Ekeler was kept nine yards in three races while Jackson had eight runs for 33 yards. The two backs did not have many clean lanes, the defensive line of the Saints having the advantage over the offensive line of the Chargers.

SELF INFLATABLE ERRORS

New Orleans moved the ball well, but had two critical turnovers in the red zone. Washington bounced his ball into safety Jaylen Watkins on the Chargers' 2-meter line for an interception in the second quarter. Los Angeles would benefit and fly for a touchdown.

In the fourth quarter, linebacker Denzel Perryman forced Ozigbo to fumble and was found by Adarius Pickett at LA 9.

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