Best single play in Saints' history excluding Porter's pick-6 and Gleason's punt block (1 Viewer)

[Zack Lee]

I agree with the OP. These days just winning a playoff game for this team doesn't seem that monumental but for those of us who have been fans since before the Mora era, we know what a milestone that was. We were the epitome of the "well there is always next year" teams.

 

[GeauxSaintz86]

Most impressive was the one that didn't count.

DBs record breaker where he scrambled right and hit TQS for the TD. Drew lost it because it felt so damn good to get it that way. For a second.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Deuce pushing a pile of eagles into the end zone in 06

 

[NeverGiveUP2]

Uhh, how about their first play?

First play in New Orleans Saints history

CBS video of the first play in New Orleans Saints history was a 94-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by rookie John Gilliam against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, Sept. 17, 1967. The Saints won the game 27-13 in front of 80,879 at Tulane Stadium.

www.neworleanssaints.com

Yep I was going to jump in an represent for us old timers. You would have to understand the times. We finally had an NFL team after years of waiting. We had gone 6-1 in the “”Exhibition Season “ as it was appropriately called back then. The excitement level in Tulane Stadium was off the charts on what I recall was a gorgeous day. Al Hirt blaring his trumpet on the sideline. Then Joe Gilliam did his thing as we went bonkers. This NFL thing was going to be easy. For a few seconds or minutes we were on top of the world.

There was no SR back then. We waited each morning for the Times Picayune to bring us something about our beloved team. Didn’t matter that we ultimately lost that game and a bunch more. There were no critics. No one cared if we lost. Billy Kilmer and Doug Atkins and Danny Abrams (never could complete the spelling) and John Gilliam and the others were the best team in the NFL the record be damned

I remember after the last game that year. I think we won but doesn’t matter. Sitting in the stands for long after the players had left the field with hundreds of others. My dad getting frustrated with me not wanting to leave. Peter Finley (I think) wrote about that the next day saying something like “those crazy Saints fans decided to stay in the stands and wait till next year starts”. Such was the blind love

The winning and SB and all the great things these days are wonderful. But that “young love “ of a team is something you youngens won’t understand

 

[longtime lurker]

I’m going with what is now old school and picking the Saints great goal line stand to beat the Steelers and give the Saints their very first winning season in ‘87. Wilks and Mills and the rest of a great Saints defense get the job done. I was 14 at the time and running around screaming after that play and woke the whole neighborhood up. We had finally done it. I still smile thinking about that goal line stand and stop at 4th and 2. Those were the days. Old 3 Rivers stadium, Chuck Noll, Jim Mora, that Incredible Saints D.....

 

[sarrail]

I loved when Deuce bulled his way over the goal line in 2007 playoff game against the Eagles. There was no stopping him on that play.

 

[Pick]

I'm gonna go with Ambush. It turned the Super Bowl for us.

I'm gonna go ahead with the worst play in Saints history. When Jim Dombrowski retaliated after Dexter Manley spit on him.
The penalty cost us the game and the playoffs.

 

[black_floyd]

I’m going with what is now old school and picking the Saints great goal line stand to beat the Steelers and give the Saints their very first winning season in ‘87. Wilks and Mills and the rest of a great Saints defense get the job done. I was 14 at the time and running around screaming after that play and woke the whole neighborhood up. We had finally done it. I still smile thinking about that goal line stand and stop at 4th and 2. Those were the days. Old 3 Rivers stadium, Chuck Noll, Jim Mora, that Incredible Saints D.....

Excellent choice but this thread is about single plays, not groups of plays.

 

[longtime lurker]

Excellent choice but this thread is about single plays, not groups of plays.

The stop at the end of that drive.

 

[SaintStephen1]

Hartley FG to get into Super Bowl.

 

[black_floyd]

I'm really liking the variety we're getting here. Maybe we could compile a top 100 Saints plays list after this thread's been active for a few days.

 

[Super44]

Tom Dempsey. Nough said.

 

[JRead2]

Hartley FG to get into Super Bowl.

Finally, someone said it. When I saw the title of the thread, this is the only play that came to mind. In fact, I actually put it ahead of the 2 in the title. How is it that only one person has mentioned it. I figured it would be the only mentioned in thread. Wow!

 

[J.T.]

Wow, just thinking about all of this put chills running through my body.

I saw in person:

Porter Pick 6
Gleason's Blocked Punt
The Milne Recovery (Hakim Drops The Ball!)
Ambush
The Meachem Strip 6
Deuce on the Eagles
Porter picks Favre
Hartley FG

So, I have to pick one, besides the top two......

Single best "play" to me means a great effort, first off, then an effort that turns the game around. It is a close one for me between Porter Picks Off Favre and The Meachem Strip 6.

I'm going with Meachem Strip 6. It kept that game alive, we looked like we were dead ducks for a while, I was at the game by myself, lower level, in the midst of Redskins Season Ticket Holders, the play happened right in front of me and that game resulted in one of the greatest quests of Saints Report lore....Finding the Unknown Who Dat! He did exist, he was right next to me, not 10 feet away.

 

[Optimus Prime]

Hartley FG to get into Super Bowl.

I still get chills when I watch that play

And I love the call of it

“Hartley....................Sends the Saints to the Super Bowl!!!!!!”