7, 2017, against Clemson, which is more recently than Hill, whose last TD throw was on Nov. Hinton's last touchdown pass came on Oct. The field goal was set up by another undrafted Wake Forest rookie, cornerback Essang Bassey, who returned an interception 26 yards to the Saints 40-yard line in the third quarter.
It took Brandon McManus' 58-yard field goal to keep the Broncos from getting shut out at home for the first time ever - 465 games. Two plays later, Janoris Jenkins intercepted Hinton’s underthrown pass to DaeSean Hamilton, and that set up Wil Lutz’s 40-yard field goal as the clock expired. Hill, who scored from 1 yard in the first quarter, added a 2-yard TD run to make it 14-0. Broncos left tackle Garett Bolles, who signed a four-year, $68 million extension Saturday, tripped him up at the 23. The Broncos managed 37 yards and a single first down before heading into halftime down 17-0 after the Saints scored twice off turnovers in the final 2:22 of the second quarter.Ĭenter Lloyd Cushenberry III’s low snap skittered past Lindsay and Kwon Alexander was headed for the end zone after scooping it up. 3 QB Jeff Driskel tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday. Starting quarterback Drew Lock, backup Brett Rypien and practice squad veteran Blake Bortles were disqualified over the weekend when the NFL discovered the three weren't wearing masks around each other before No.
The Broncos were thrust into this quarterback quandary when their passers failed to wear masks as mandated by the NFL's COVID-19 protocol last week. The Broncos (4-7) also sprinkled in some wildcat snaps to running backs Royce Freeman and Phillip Lindsay, who left in the second half with a knee injury. “He did everything he could,” Broncos coach Vic Fangio said. The former Wake Forest quarterback who converted to wide receiver his senior year went just 1-for-9 for 13 yards with a sack, two interceptions and a passer rating of zero. “Of course, there was nerves and disbelief but the encouragement the team gave me. “When I got the call it was pure excitement,” Hinton said. The Broncos (4-7) were forced to play without any of their four quarterbacks because of coronavirus concerns, so they promoted Hinton from their practice squad two hours before kickoff. "We’re not going to take any unnecessary risks and put the defense in a bad situation.” So, my mindset changed as well and I really became a game manager at that point and certainly the way Sean called the game reflected that," Hill said. “The game plan changed the last 24 hours. Hill did run for 44 yards and two touchdowns against the Broncos and Latavius Murray rushed for 124 yards and two scores to help the NFC-leading Saints (9-2) overcome a slow start and win for the eighth straight time.
But Hill wasn’t nearly as sharp as a week earlier against the Falcons, when he completed 18 of 23 passes for 233 yards and a 108.9 passer rating.
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In a grind-it-out slugfest like from pro football’s early days, the Saints won their second straight game with Hill subbing for the injured Drew Brees. “The job is to win and he did a good job of that.” “Taysom played this thing just how I wanted him to play it, and it doesn’t have to be aesthetically pleasing to be effective,” Saints coach Sean Payton said. It was Broncos QB Kendall Hinton who looked lost - and for good reason: until Sunday he was a practice squad receiver, and he was forced into action when all of Denver's quarterbacks were disqualified over coronavirus concerns.īy comparison, Hill looked like Tom Brady. Hill leads Saints to 31-3 rout of QB-challenged BroncosĭENVER - Taysom Hill didn’t look much like an NFL quarterback Sunday when the Denver Broncos held him to 78 yards passing, intercepted him once and sacked him three times.ĭespite a paltry passer rating of 43.2, it wasn’t Hill who looked out of position in a game New Orleans won handily 31-3 for their first win over the Broncos since Dec.
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