'We envisioned a player that was gonna make plays'
By John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.comPerhaps the Atlanta Falcons' secondary was taken by surprise.
After all, Jarvis Landry's NFL reputation hasn't been one of a deep threat. He worked his magic in the intermediate and underneath routes for the better part of his previous eight seasons, never averaging more than 14.1 yards per catch in a season (in 2019), and once averaging 8.8 yards per catch while leading the league with 112 receptions (in '17).
But that's not the box into which Landry belongs, and he showed it in the season opener on the most important drive of the game for the New Orleans Saints. With 48 seconds left and the Saints trailing the Falcons 26-24, on first-and-10 from the New Orleans 20-yard line, Landry blazed past Falcons cornerback Casey Hayward and caught a 40-yard pass down the left sideline before safety Richie Grant could rotate over to help.
Two plays later, Wil Lutz kicked a 51-yard field goal that gave New Orleans a 27-26 lead, and the largest fourth-quarter comeback in franchise history after the team trailed 26-10.
Landry, who had game highs in receptions (seven) and receiving yards (114) in his debut for the team he grew up watching, said he always has been capable of providing that kind of play.
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