METAIRIE, La. -- For the first time in his four starts at quarterback, the New Orleans Saints needed more from Taysom Hill.
Hill’s performance in Sunday’s 24-21 loss at Philadelphia wasn’t really all that different from his total body of work in his previous three victories. He actually threw for a career-high 291 yards and made two excellent touchdown throws to Emmanuel Sanders and Jared Cook while trying to rally from a 17-0 halftime deficit.
However Hill missed some opportunities, held the ball too long while being sacked five times and committed two costly turnovers -- nagging issues that caught up to him and the Saints on a day when coach Sean Payton said the entire team “didn’t look ready to play” in any phase.