The New Orleans Saints did it again. They blew a lead at home in the playoffs and couldn't make it to the NFC Championship Game despite being one of the most overpowered teams in the NFL on both sides of the ball.
Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneersgot the best of a mistake-riddled Saints offense, including 4 huge turnovers and some underperformance by the best offensive players on their team.
Drew Brees could never get his rhythm going and completed just 19 of his 34 attempts for 134 yards with 1 touchdown and 3 interceptions, and even though his receivers dropped some big passes, he was still out of sync for most of the game.
Then again, he could've had way more help from his superstar receiver Michael Thomas, one of the biggest trash-talkers in the league. Despite his talent and all the talking he does, he finished the night with 0 catches on just 4 targets.
NFL Twitter Destroys Michael Thomas After Catchless Elimination Game
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers did a hell of a job of containing Michael Thomas. They were all over him, doubled him, and just messed with his rhythm. Ironically, he taunted CB Sean Murphy before the game, and that clearly backfired.
Thomas is one of the most efficient receivers in the league and Drew Brees had connected 149 consecutive passes to him without being intercepted. That impressive streak came to an end yesterday night as well.
This is definitely not the ending that Brees wanted for his flawless career in the NFL. He's currently second all-time in passing touchdowns and will go down as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.
As for Thomas, he'll now have a new gunslinger under center and will have to prove that he's as good as he says he is now that he won't have a superstar like Brees throwing dimes at him every Sunday.
