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Saints extend win streak to 8, roar back, 34-31 in OT

By BRETT MARTEL The unlikely comeback game without veteran
AP Sports Writer made New Orleans the first safety Kenny Vaccaro and
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Alvin team since the 1970 AFL- then lost top cornerback
Kamara climbed into the NFL merger to win eight Marshon Lattimore on
Superdome stands, stood straight after starting 0-2. Washington’s first posses-
in the first row with his arms “We haven’t encountered sion when he twisted his left
folded and soaked in the a game like this in a while, ankle diving to break up a
adulation of fans who were and it was great to watch pass in the end zone. Lead-
relishing their decision to the team rally,” said Brees, ing tackler A.J. Klein (ankle)
stick around after all had whose team won its pre- also missed his first game.
looked lost. vious seven games more The Redskins gained 456
Kamara’s celebration of convincingly. “We have yards — their second most
his 18-yard touchdown re- the confidence to win in this season — against a de-
ception had an air of pre- a lot of different ways. We fense that hadn’t allowed
sumption, given New Or- have the personnel to do more than 347 yards in any
leans still needed a 2-point it and the right attitude to game during New Orleans’
conversion to erase what do it.” winning streak.
had been a 15-point deficit The Saints (8-2) set up their QUESTIONED CALL
when the Washington Red- Saints running back Mark Ingram runs the ball as The New final drive by stopping Cousins said he understood
skins scored with 5:58 left Orleans Saints take on The Washington Redskins during an NFL Samaje Perine on third- why the pivotal grounding
in regulation. Then again, football game in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Sunday, Nov. and-1 at the two-minute penalty was called when
the Saints’ confidence 19, 2017 in New Orleans. warning when a first down he threw to an empty spot
was understandable; they Associated Press would have allowed Wash- where Crowder had vacat-
haven’t lost in more than racing as he labored to re- to go and the last to Kama- ington (4-6) to run out the ed, but he disagreed with
two months. call details of the frenzied ra with 1:05 left. clock. officials’ interpretation.
Kamara climbed back final stretch. “There were a “I tip my hat to Brees. That’s Washington moved into “If he had turned and
down in time to take a pitch lot of things happening in a what he does. That’s what winning field-goal range looked at me and the ball
into the end zone for the short period of time.” great quarterbacks do. in the final minute of regu- had been 10 feet over his
needed conversion, and Drew Brees passed for But at the end of the day, lation, only to be pushed head, I can just say the ball
the Saints won their eighth 385 yards and two touch- we’ve got to make plays,” back by a fluky grounding slipped out of my hand,”
straight when Wil Lutz’s 28- downs, going 11 of 11 for said Redskins safety D.J. penalty that appeared to Cousins said. “That’s what
yard field goal capped a 164 yards and his only two Swearinger, whose first- result from Kirk Cousins’ mis- I didn’t understand — how
34-31 triumph in overtime. touchdowns on New Or- quarter interception was communication receiver do you separate an inac-
“We just kind of hung in leans’ final two possessions Brees’ first turnover in four Jamison Crowder, followed curate throw from no eligi-
there. Guys believed,” said of regulation. His first TD games. “We didn’t do our by a sack. ble in the area? I felt like an
Saints coach Sean Payton, went to tight end Josh Hill job. We beat ourselves for The Redskins received the eligible was in the area, so I
whose mind seemed to be from 3 yards out with 2:53 sure.” ball first in overtime, but the threw it in the area.”
Saints’ hobbled defense, INJURIES
which gave up more yards Redskins: Running back
than in any game during Chris Thompson was carted
its winning streak, forced a off the field with what the
quick punt thanks in part to Redskins said was a broken
Cameron Jordan’s sack. right fibula in the third quar-
“We had a surplus of emo- ter.
tion and a surplus of confi- “Chris was one of our best
Located in the Riu Antilles Resort (Formerly the Westin Resort) dence,” Jordan said. “That players if not our best play-
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clinching kick. Guard Shawn Lauvao left
GAMES START 8 PM TO THE WEE HOURS Cousins passed for 322 in the first half with what
yards and three touch- team officials described
downs, finishing 22 of 32 as a stinger. Reserve de-
1-2.....2-5......5-5 1-3.....2-5......5-5 with no interceptions. His fensive end Terrell McClain
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TD, which made it 24-13 in series of the second half,

ONLY CASINO IN ARUBA TO OFFER 3, 4 & 5 TIME ODDS the third quarter, capped but lasted one play. Defen-
a drive extended by a suc-
sive end Alex Okafor left in
cessful fake punt on fourth- the fourth quarter, favoring
and-1 from the Redskins 15- his left leg.
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