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    Marshon Lattimore's 27-yard pick-six is the Saints Play of the Day

    By John Sigler,

    16 hours ago
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    We’ve got 27 days to go until the New Orleans Saints kick off their 2024 regular season, which make’s Marshon Lattimore’s 27-yard pick-six our Saints Play of the Day. Lattimore intercepted Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford to help run up the score in a 2017 win at home, and it turned out that the Saints would really need the points.

    The Lions entered this game with a better record (3-2) than the Saints (2-2), but they were six-point underdogs inside the raucous Superdome. And the final score was much further apart than that. Lattimore’s pick-six was one of two defensive touchdowns the Saints scored on the afternoon,

    Lattimore’s defensive touchdown gave the Saints a 45-10 lead midway through the third quarter, but the game wasn’t over yet. The Detroit offense scored two touchdowns on 22-yard passes from Stafford. Jamal Agnew cut through the Saints special teams unit for a 74-yard punt returned for a touchdown. And then A’Shawn Robinson kept their scoring streak alive with an interception of his own, returning it two yards into the New Orleans end zone. The Saints punted on their next possession and were suddenly holding onto a 45-38 lead when Detroit took over. Had Lattimore not scored earlier the game would have been tied.

    Thankfully, Cameron Jordan came through to save the day. Agnew had muffed the punt and recovered it at his own 1-yard line. When Stafford dropped back to pass from his own end zone Jordan deflected the pass and snatched it out of the air for another pick-six. Wil Lutz hit the extra point and the Saints held on for a 52-38 victory. They wouldn’t lose again for the next five weeks.

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