Jameis Winston's 72-yard touchdown pass is the Saints Play of the Day

We’ve got 72 days to go until the New Orleans Saints kick off their 2024 season, which means Jameis Winston’s 72-yard touchdown pass is our Saints Play of the Day. The Saints visited the Washington Football Team back in 2021 after an uneven 2-2 start to their season. Winston hit wide receiver Deonte Harris (who later changed his last name to Harty) on a strike down the middle of the field, retaking the lead after the Washington Football Team scored first on a 45-yard field goal.

It was a big moment for Winston. The Saints’ first drive ended after he threw an interception to linebacker Cole Holcomb, so this was something like redemption. Alvin Kamara matched a Washington touchdown run with one of his own, and Winston put the Saints ahead at halftime with a 49-yard touchdown pass to Marquez Callaway.

New Orleans left town with a win, 33-22, going into their bye week with a much-needed 3-2 record. They won each of their next two games but the good times didn’t last. Winston was cut down by a season-ending injury and neither Trevor Siemian nor Taysom Hill were able to replace him under center (and the less said of Ian Book’s disastrous start during a prime-time game full of COVID-19 absences, the better). The season went poorly, sure, but there were still highlights like Winston’s long touchdown pass. And that’s worth remembering fondly.