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New Orleans Saints fans won’t forget the end of Thursday’s game for a long time.
Even though they surely want to.
New Orleans battled back from an early deficit and had a chance to force overtime against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the final seconds, but Foster Moreau dropped a third-down pass in the end zone. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the Saints called a fourth-down fade to a well-covered Chris Olave that never had a chance.
The final result was a 31-24 victory for the Jaguars.
Social media was quick to jump on the end-of-game sequence, as Moreau’s drop and the late management from head coach Dennis Allen drew some reactions:
B/R Gridiron @brgridiron
Saints don’t convert on 4th down
Jaguars win 31-24
(via @NFL)pic.twitter.com/BaMeaeRTaU
NFL on CBS 🏈 @NFLonCBS
Foster Moreau dropped this potentially game-tying TD. pic.twitter.com/VVWXdOweqr
Bleacher Report @BleacherReport
Derek Carr seeing a potential game-tying TD dropped on 3rd & goal pic.twitter.com/bjFjI6KZth
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
STOP. RUNNING. GOAL. LINE. FADES.
They don’t work. They never work. Your receiver isn’t as good as Randy Moss. I genuinely don’t understand why coaches don’t understand this. It is a bad play that only works when you have the greatest receiver of the 21st century.
Adam Silverstein @SilversteinAdam
Not sure if the drop, the fade call or the fourth-down throw was worse. OK, the drop. But tough to decide between the other two.
Shea Serrano @SheaSerrano
hate the fade
br_betting @br_betting
Me, a Saints bettor pic.twitter.com/Sa3xf3xMOD
Mina Kimes @minakimes
Fade on 4th and goal? pic.twitter.com/Jz4iuVMix0
Yahoo Fantasy Sports @YahooFantasy
Foster Moreau pic.twitter.com/fOCCFR31Yi
Bryan Fischer @BryanDFischer
That 4th and goal play call by the Saints: pic.twitter.com/tv6grTVprs
Benjamin Solak @BenjaminSolak
More like Foster Ohneau
Nick Dias @TheNickDias
I don’t blame Foster Moreau. I blame the #Saints coaches.
Four plays inside the 10 and not one run play with three time outs. And your two best offensive players are Taysom and Kamara
Fire Dennis Allen NOW!! 🤬
Ryan Schnabel @TheSchnabs
Why is Dennis Allen calling a FADE route on a 4th and goal!? There’s a reason why bad teams stay bad
Chris Rosvoglou @RosvoglouReport
Dennis Allen is a horrendous head coach. Absolutely horrendous.
Collin @cmccollo
Moreau will take all the heat that Dennis Allen deserves for that stupid low percentage ballgame 4th down playcall.
For much of the game, it seemed like Derek Carr was going to be blamed for the Saints’ fourth loss in their last five contests. He missed plenty of early throws and spent the majority of the first half checking down to Alvin Kamara instead of trying to get Olave and Michael Thomas involved.
Even with two first-half turnovers, the Jaguars took a 17-6 lead into intermission and seemed to be on cruise control heading to the fourth quarter after a Foyesade Oluokun pick-six extended the lead and drew more ire for the New Orleans quarterback.
Yet the fourth quarter was a completely different story.
Carr led a 16-play, 75-yard drive that Taysom Hill capped off with a touchdown run on fourth down from the 1-yard line. The Saints defense stopped Jacksonville on fourth down, and Thomas made an incredible diving catch for a touchdown.
Kamara’s two-point conversion tied it, and even a touchdown pass from Trevor Lawrence to Christian Kirk in the final four minutes didn’t seem to be a problem for New Orleans as it marched down the field in crunch time.
However, all that march down the field did was set up a stunning two plays to end the game and the comeback chances.
Perhaps the Saints can bounce back in Week 8 against the Indianapolis Colts, but Thursday’s loss is going to sting for a bit.
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