FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New Orleans Saints and New England Patriots haven't exactly been lightning up the scoreboard on offense lately.
So it's not surprising that the first touchdown between the two teams came from the other side of the ball on Sunday afternoon.
Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu took the scoring issue into his own hands after the teams combined for three punts early in the first quarter. Mathieu snagged a pass from Patriots quarterback Mac Jones on third-and-6 with 7:11 left in the first quarter, returning it 27 yards for a touchdown and putting the Saints up 7-0.