The New Orleans Saints won a nailbiter against the Los Angeles Chargers, overcoming a huge 20-3 deficit to tie the game and send it to overtime — and then clinch a victory. It was as exciting and exhausting as any Saints game has been all year, and all involved are likely looking forward to the Week 6 bye to recover and regroup.
In the meantime, we’ve highlighted standouts from the game who drew attention for impressive plays — or for low moments. The Saints didn’t get to such a lopsided score by playing well, after all.
And while we’ve gotten into the details on six players below, let’s take a moment to salute some playmakers like Sheldon Rankins (who notched his first sack of the year) and Wil Lutz (who made all three of his field goals, including a 53-yarder).