I thought there were a couple of plays that were telling yesterday...
On the pass KJ INT'ed at the goal line, he catches Brees' pass and falls down untouched. Instantly, Andre Hal comes up to him and tries to pick him up (Get up mf'er! Get up!) To his credit, KJ gets up and returns the INT - about as fast as I've ever seen KJ move - to about the 40 yard line where he runs up the back of Clowney and is eventually tackled. IMO, that was some quick thinking on Hal's part, not so much on KJ but a good result, nonetheless..
Hoyer had excellent pass protection all day (good job, OL) with just one sack. Several times, I saw him in the pocket surveying the field (2 seconds, 3 seconds, 4 seconds....) and thought he was fixin' to uncork a 20 or 30 yard pass only to see him end up checking down..... I think that early (bonehead) INT had him playing it super safe for the rest of the game... Hoyer finished 21/27, 205 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT, 107.6 rating.
Akeem Hunt - goodness, what a change of pace back he is. A couple of nice runs, one a 14-yarder on 3rd and 12 to help ice the game. I always worry about young, inexperienced speed guys and ball protection but so far, so good.
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