The Saints walked into Baltimore as big underdogs and walked out with one of the most improbable wins of the young season, a 24-17 comeback that came down to a late interception and a fourth-quarter finish New Orleans had to have.
Down 17-9, the Saints found their answer when Tyler Shough hit Chris Olave for a 21-yard touchdown with 9:42 left in the fourth quarter. Travis Etienne powered in the two-point conversion to pull New Orleans even at 17-17, and suddenly the game had flipped.
From there, the Saints kept pushing. They pieced together a 16-play, 68-yard march and finally grabbed the lead for good when Shough sneaked in from the 1-yard line with 1:28 remaining.
Baltimore still had time to respond, but Julian Blackmon shut the door. He intercepted Lamar Jackson at the New Orleans 7 with 20 seconds left, sealing the victory for the Saints and silencing a Ravens team that had been favored by 8½ points at home.
It was the second straight week New Orleans staged a major second-half rally. Unlike the previous comeback in Detroit, which ended in a one-point overtime loss after the Saints erased a 21-point deficit, this one actually landed in the win column and moved them to 1-1.
The first half belonged to Baltimore. The Saints went into halftime trailing 14-6 after Derrick Henry scored on a 1-yard touchdown run and Jackson found Rashod Bateman for a 22-yard touchdown. New Orleans managed only two Daniel Carlson field goals in the first two quarters.
Now Kellen Moore’s team gets to enjoy the turnaround instead of regretting another near miss. The Saints return home next Sunday to face the Las Vegas Raiders in the Caesars Superdome, with kickoff set for 3:25 p.m.
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New Orleans, meanwhile, could move the ball just enough to string together a few third-down conversions, but the drive momentum never translated into points beyond a field goal. The Ravens defense tightened around the edges, and rookie cornerback Chandler Rivers made his presence felt with several tackles in his NFL debut, leaving the Saints with a clear problem to solve fast if they wanted any shot at flipping the night. [Read more 🡒]
Saints Catch Ravens At A Suddenly Vulnerable Time
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Baltimore has also moved cornerback T.J. Tampa to injured reserve and made a few roster adjustments, including promoting linebacker Carl Jones and elevating offensive tackle Gerad Lichtenhan. For New Orleans, the timing matters because an opponent that was built to stress defenses through the air is now piecing together its plan on the fly, and the Saints will be watching closely to see how much of that missing production the Ravens can replace. [Read more 🡒]