CARSON, Calif. -- A wobbly Drew Brees pass hung up too long and was intercepted to end the first drive and the starting defense spent much of its first two drives on its heels -- the New Orleans Saints got off to quite the inauspicious start in southern California.
The Saints' second drive looked to end when the normally sure-handed Alvin Kamara dropped a well-placed pass on third down, continuing the out-of-sorts drive.
The spark came courtesy of Taysom Hill. Immediately following the Kamara drop, the backup quarterback took a direct snap on a fake punt and ripped off a 5-yard gain on fourth-and-3.