After missing last week's game with a shoulder injury, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees returned in grand fashion on Sunday night against the Dallas Cowboys.
Brees completed 33-of-41 passes for 359 yards and two touchdowns in a hard-fought 26-20 overtime victory over Dallas — the Saints' first on the season.
But that's not the entire story.
With the game tied at 20 in overtime, Brees connected with C.J. Spiller on an 80-yard touchdown pass for the walk off win. For Brees, it was his 400th career touchdown pass, enabling the future Hall of Famer to join Peyton Manning, Brett Favre, Dan Marino and Tom Brady on that exclusive list.
That one pass might have saved the Saints' season. They were on the verge of falling to 0-4 on the campaign. Since 1966, only one team has earned a playoff spot after losing four consecutive to start the season. Even now, New Orleans faces an uphill battle with two 4-0 squads — the Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons — in the NFC South.