Washington’s secondary offered little resistance.Īfter the game, Washington safety Landon Collins offered the following explanation on why the Hail Mary was a success. Well, Washington’s defense proved anything was possible as Saints wide receiver Marquez Callaway went high for the football and came down with it to give the Saints an improbable lead at halftime. Next-Gen Stats tweeted the probability of Winston completing the Hail Mary was 9.9%, so, yes, the odds favored Washington. Surely, the ball would hit the ground, and Washington enters halftime feeling pretty good, right? Washington would also begin the second half with the football, so there was reason for optimism.Īll that stood between a halftime tie was New Orleans quarterback Jameis Winston heaving a Hail Mary attempt into the end zone to end the half. While heading into halftime tied was disappointing for Washington, which played reasonably well on defense in the first half but struggled on offense, it was still a close game. The Washington Football Team and New Orleans Saints appeared to be heading into halftime knotted at 13 with nine seconds remaining in the first half of Sunday’s Week 5 contest.
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