The Saints Win! The Saints Win! Theeee, oh, he missed it?
Saints owner Tom Benson (above) was celebrating his teams 3-point victory they pulled out 20-17 over the Tampa Bay Bucs as time expired. He and his wife Gayle were jumping for joy as if they sealed the #1 overall spot in the NFC and moved to 14-1 on the year. Last weeks effort against Dallas was nothing more than a smudge in the rear-view mirror. Kicker Garrett Hartley nailed the 37-yard field goal with ease.
Oh, wait…Something isn’t right. Why is the Superdome silent and the only noise seems to be coming from my own box?
Gayle, get off me! I don’t think he made it. Nope, seriously Gayle, he missed the kick. Gayle, get off me – grab my phone, call Sean, see if we can challenge this I swear the ref put his arms up.
Sean isn’t answering? What time are the Eagles playing, Gayle? 4:15? Ok, perfect – call McNabb see what happens next, this game can’t possibly end in a tie can it?
Little did Mr. Benson know he would of been joyed at the site of a scoreboard reading 17-17 and tied. The missed 37-yard field goal resulted in the game going to overtime where rookie kicker Connar Barth later nailed a 47-yard field goal to make it back to back wins for the Buccaneers.