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NEW ORLEANS – Michael Thomas on Sunday recalled one of the most memorable touchdowns in the history of the NFL: Joe Horn, former receiver of the Saints, since 2003, when Thomas recovered a cell phone hidden at the bottom of the pole.
Oh, and he did it after a 72-yard touchdown that gave the Saints a 45-35 lead over the Los Angeles Rams and Thomas 12 caught for 211 yards.
This ended as the end result in the battle for NFC supremacy.
Thomas was penalized for the celebration, which was obviously premeditated – although he could not have known that he would take out the old school flip phone in such a big time.
Thomas's draw was the most important play of the afternoon, when several of the biggest offensive NFL stars were on the bill. Quarterback Saints Drew Brees had 346 yards and four touchdowns and running back Alvin Kamara scored three touchdowns to outperform Jared Goff, Todd Gurley II & Co.
And now, the Saints (7-1) have emerged as the NFC team to beat after defeating the Rams (8-1) in their first loss of the season.
The 211 yards to win from Thomas were the most numerous in a single game in the history of the Saints, although his 12 catches were not a personal best. He made 16 catches in week 1 and 12 more in week 2 this season.
The previous record for the Saints with one goal, 205 yards, was set by Wes Chandler in 1979.
Thomas, a second round pick of the Ohio State in 2016, has expressed his desire to be considered one of the best NFL receivers. He said both by social media and by a recent conversation with Josina Anderson of ESPN that he still felt able to prove.
Brees, meanwhile, has now completed 19 touchdown passes of more than 70 yards over his career, breaking Eli Manning's tie for most players since the merger in 1970.
The Saints actually celebrated two remarkable TD celebrations on Sunday. YOU Benjamin Watson announced that he and his wife were expecting twins (their sixth and seventh children) by storing the football under his shirt to mimic a pregnant belly and raising seven fingers.
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