WE ARE 69 (Niiiiiiccccceeee) DAYS AWAY FROM NEW ORLEANS SAINTS FOOTBALL!
A 69 yard Brees Bomb to @KSTiLLS for the TD back in 2013 pic.twitter.com/M1j2iPhqaD
— Barstool NOLA (@BarstoolNOLA) July 4, 2022
We’re taking the time machine back to 2013 for our New Orleans Saints Play of the Day while counting down to kickoff in 2024. Facing the Buffalo Bills at midseason, Drew Brees found a mismatch in coverage and hit rookie wide receiver Kenny Stills with outside linebacker Jerry Hughes trailing him down the sideline.
It wasn’t much of a footrace after that. Stills streaked ahead of Hughes to walk into the end zone untouched for a go-ahead touchdown, and the Saints poured it on. Jimmy Graham caught back-to-back touchdown passes, and Stills scored again from 42 yards out to seal a 35-17 blowout win.
While he was only targeted four times on the afternoon, Stills finished the game with three receptions for 129 yards. Brees was in vintage form; his final passing line included 26 completions on 34 attempts, gaining 332 yards with five touchdown passes. He was sacked four times (including once by Hughes) but remained cool under pressure, and the Bills couldn’t keep pace with him. We’ll see a couple of those throws in his highlight reel when Brees is inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in a few years.
