The New Orleans Saints set the tone early against the Los Angeles Rams: they weren’t going to let L.A. strut up into the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and have an easy go of it.
This was going to be intense from start to finish, and in every matchup. Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas was targeted twice with Rams cornerback Marcus Peters in coverage, catching the ball each time – and also forcing Peters to draw a flag, though only one was accepted.
A huge fourth down conversion by – you guessed it – reserve quarterback Taysom Hill actually came off of a busted play.