Taysom Hill Makes NFL History in What Could Be His Final Home Game with the Saints
If this was indeed Taysom Hill’s last game in front of the home crowd in New Orleans, he made sure it was one to remember - not just for Saints fans, but for the NFL record books.
Hill entered the game needing just 34 receiving yards to hit a milestone that no player in the Super Bowl era had ever reached. By the time the clock hit zero, he had four catches for 36 yards - enough to push him over 1,000 career receiving yards.
That, in itself, is impressive. But when you pair it with over 1,000 career rushing yards and over 1,000 career passing yards?
Now you’re talking about something truly historic.
The NFL’s Ultimate Swiss Army Knife
There’s never been a clean way to define Taysom Hill’s role, and maybe that’s the point. Quarterback?
Sometimes. Tight end?
Sure. Special teams ace?
Check. Short-yardage battering ram?
Absolutely. Hill has been all of that - and more - for nearly a decade in New Orleans.
He’s the Wildcat formation personified, a player who breaks the mold every time he steps on the field.
For years, fans outside of New Orleans pointed to Hill’s contract and scoffed. “$40 million for a guy who doesn’t even play quarterback?” they’d say.
But those who followed his career closely understood: Hill wasn’t being paid to fit in a box. He was being paid because he could break out of all of them.
A Signature Performance to Cap It Off
Sunday’s game felt like a Taysom Hill greatest hits reel. He led the team in rushing.
He had a receiving touchdown wiped off the board. And he capped the day with a passing touchdown - a deep strike to Chris Olave that caught the defense flat-footed as they braced for the expected run.
It was classic Hill: unpredictable, explosive, and effective.
That touchdown pass wasn’t just a trick play. It was a statement - one final reminder of what Hill has meant to this team and how he’s changed the way we think about offensive roles in the modern NFL.
A Career Unlike Any Other
The stat line alone tells you how rare Hill’s career has been: 1,000+ yards in passing, rushing, and receiving. No one else in the Super Bowl era has done that.
Not one player. That’s not just versatility; that’s a level of production across multiple skill sets that we simply haven’t seen before.
Whether you call him a gadget player, a positionless weapon, or the NFL’s ultimate utility man, Hill has made a career out of doing the things no one else could - or would - do. And if this was his final game in the Superdome, he left it the same way he played his entire career: making history, doing a little bit of everything, and reminding us that sometimes the most valuable players are the ones you can’t define.
No matter what comes next, Hill’s legacy in New Orleans - and in NFL lore - is secure.