The Saints then turned to Lutz again and he put the ball through the uprights from 26 yards out to give the Saints a 20-0 halftime lead.
However, the scoring play was nullified by an offensive pass interference penalty. Everyone thought he had broken the record on a 5-yard pass to Smith in the endzone.
On the next drive, Brees took the Black and Gold down the field once again. With that scoring toss, Brees tied Manning for the most touchdown passes in NFL history. Brees and the Saints then marched down the field again and he connected with Tre'Quan Smith for a 21-yard touchdown to extend the lead to 17-0. The next time Indianapolis had the ball, the Saints defense not only forced a three-and-out but the Who Dats did not even surrender a single yard. On the Saints' next possession, Brees orchestrated a 12-play, 90-yard drive that was capped off by a 15-yard touchdown pass to Thomas to put the Saints up 10-0 with 12:37 left in the second quarter. Colts quarterback Jacoby Brissett led the team to a few first downs on the next drive but the Saints defense tightened up and forced another punt. The kick was true from 33 yards out to give the Saints the 3-0 lead with 7:28 left in the first quarter. Reliable," Wil Lutz to put the first points on the board. However, the drive stalled at the 15-yard line and head coach Sean Payton turned to "Mr. He was held in the process, which gave the Saints the ball at the Indy 33-yard line. Dwayne Washington was able to get great penetration and blocked the punt. The Colts received the opening kickoff and was able to only get to near midfield on the Saints defense. RELATED: GAME UPDATES - Saints host Colts In the process, he became only the fourth player in NFL history to have more than 2,000 yards rushing and more than 2,000 yards receiving in his first three seasons. Running back Alvin Kamara had 14 carries for 66 yards. Thomas now has 133 catches on the season and needs just 11 more to break Marvin Harrison’s 2002 single-season receptions record (143). It was his eighth game this season with at least 10 receptions, which broke the three-way tie he had with Andre Johnson and Wes Welker for the most games in a single season with at least 10 catches in the Super Bowl era.
He set the Saints single-season receptions record. Wide receiver Michael Thomas caught 12 passes for 128 yards and a touchdown. Brees passed Peyton Manning (539) on the all-time NFL touchdown passes list. The record-breaker was a 5-yard touchdown toss to tight end Josh Hill. The Saints (11-3) dominated in a 34-7 win over the Colts (6-8).īrees was 29-of-30 for 307 yards and the four touchdowns. NEW ORLEANS (WAFB) - Saints quarterback Drew Brees is now officially “The G.O.A.T.” after throwing four touchdown passes and setting the new all-time touchdown passing record in NFL history, as New Orleans crushed Indianapolis in a Monday night contest for the ages.
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