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New Orleans Saints vs Los Angeles Chargers live online: stats, scores and highlights | NFL Preseason

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The New Orleans Saints beat the Los Angeles Chargers 22-17 after kicking five field goals and holding off a comeback bid from Eason Stick and LA.

The New Orleans Saints went into LA and defeated the Chargers at SoFi Stadium in a game that was dominated by special teams. The Saints kicked five field goals and used their defense to hold off the Chargers late comeback bid. 

Winston gets the start

The Derek Carr era is underway in New Orleans, but after playing a few series in Week 1 of the preseason, he got the night off and Jameis Winston started under center for the Saints. 

Both teams exchanged punts in the first quarter as neither team could move the ball on the offensive end, but a strip sack to start the second quarter set up a three play scoring drive led by Kenadre Miller who had a 27 yard catch on a dime from Winston and a 7 yard TD run for the game’s first score. 

The Chargers went three and out on their first three possessions and didn’t find their rhythm until after the Two Minute Warning in the second quarter. Eason Stick connected on a big pass play to Stone Smartt, and then scrambled for 21 yards down the right sideline before capping off the drive with a 7 yard QB keeper to tie the game up. 

Saints go 5/5 from FG

New Orleans snuck a quick field goal on the board before the half, and then got inside the 5 yard line on the opening drive of the second half, but they would again have to settle for a field goal, taking a 16-10 lead. 

Jake Haener took over from Winston after Jameis went 13/21 for 169 yards in the second half, and while Haener’s numbers were alright he had trouble getting the Saints into the end zone. He went 11/17 for 118 yards but New Orleans settled for three second half field goals which would end up being enough to hold off the Bolts. Will Lutz took the field goals in after halftime and he went three for three while Blake Grupe was 2/2 in the first half. 

Stick stayed on the field all night, and seemed to be at his best when the Chargers were in their hurry up offense. He drove LA down the field at the end of the first half and gave the home side hope with another late drive at the end of the second half. He ran his second TD of the game in to the end zone with less than four minutes to go, and after a defensive stand the Chargers got the ball back down 22-17 with one last chance.

A prayer was answered on 4th and 23 to move LA down the field and give them a chance with under a minute left but Stick was picked off and the Saints held on for victory. Stick went 21/41 for 233 yard, and two rushing touchdowns but also threw two interceptions. 

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The Chargers got the ball back after closing it to a one score game, and this 4th and forever conversion kept LA's chances alive until Stick got picked by Lonnie Johnson Jr. 

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Stick gave the Chargers a little bit of hope with under 4:00 to go, but LA waited to long to get going in the second half. 

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Stick threw the ball 41 times on Sunday night, but he was at his best using his legs in the hurry up offense. 

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The Saints defense didn't make it easy for Eason Stick. He threw two picks and had trouble moving the offense for much of the night. 

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Rookie Kendre Miller followed up his 27 yard catch with a 7 yard run for his first NFL TD. 

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Winston got the start with Derek Carr sitting out the Saints second preseason game. He played the first half and went 13/21 for 169 yards. 

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IT'S ALL OVER FROM LA!!! 

The Saints use five field goals and some great defense to hold off the Chargers late surge from SoFI. 

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INTERCEPTION!!!

Sticker got crushed waiting for the play to develop and his throw came up well short of Bynum, which allowed Johnson to cut in and make the pick!

NO will take over and hold off the Chargers in LA. 

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Dotson with another drop and that brings up 4th and 4 and maybe the last chance for the Chargers with under a minute to go. 

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Stick with a conservative throw to Kampmoyer and that goes for 11 yards after the short throw and the run after catch. 

3rd and 4 from the NO 28. 

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Stick looking for Dotson over the middle but he dropped it in the open field. 

2nd and 15 from the NO 39. 

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A false start will back the Chargers up and take 10 seconds off the clock. 

1st and 15 from the NO 39. 

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STICK LOBS UP A PRAYER AND BYNUM MAKES THE 39 YARD CATCH TO KEEP THE CHARGERS ALIVE!!!

1ST AND 10 FROM THE NO 34!!!!

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Stick is dropped again, by Lalos again! What a series he's had! A batted ball at the line and two straight sacks!!! That brings us to the Two Minute Warning and the Chargers will have 4th and 23 coming up. 

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Stick held on to the ball too long and this time Lalos gets his hands on him and drags him to the ground. 

3rd and 16 after the sack. 

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Stick's pass to Dotson out of the backfield was broken up by Lalos at the line. 

2nd and 10 from the LA 40. 

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LA get the ball back from their 40 with 2:34 remaining in the fourth quarter. 

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Haener's pass to Krull is almost picked off by Mullen! The pass skipped right through his hands and the Saints will punt away after getting away with one. 

4th and 6 from the NO 18. 

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Williams with a run up the middle on second down and that goes for three yards. Timeout LA with 2:50 to go in the fourth quarter. 

3rd and 6 coming up. 

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NO start their drive from their 14 and Williams gets a yard on first down. 

2nd and 9 from the NO 15. 

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TOUCHDOWN CHARGERS!!!

Stick with his second rushing TD of the night, as he QB sneaks it from the 1 and we have a one possession game from LA!

Chargers trail the Saints 22-17 with under 4:00 to go. 

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Stick looks left for Davis and he makes the snag at the one yard line for a fresh set of downs. 

1st and Goal from the NO 1. 

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Stick finds Hoosman on another short pass for two yards. 

3rd and 5 from the NO 8. 

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Stick finds Smartt on the right side for a gain of 3. 

2nd and 7 form the NO 10. 

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Stick checking his options, but tucks and runs for a 10 yard scramble and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the NO 13. 

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Stick's pass to Wilson was incomplete after getting heavy pressure up the middle. 

4th and 3 from the NO 23. 

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Stick looking for Ezeike and that pass went right through the hands of the WR. 

3rd and 3 from the NO 23. 

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Stick finds Davis in the flat and he is pushed out of bounds after a gain of 7. 

2nd and 3 from the NO 23. 

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Stick rolling to his left and fires a bullet to Wilson who made a toe tap on the sideline for a 14 yard gain. The play went to review and the refs upheld their call of a completion. 

1st and 10 from the NO 30. 

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Stick finds Davis over the middle on a crossing pattern for 10 yards and a first down!

1st and 10 from the NO 44. 

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Stick looking for Wright on the right sideline but the pass was broken up. 

3rd and 7 from the LA 46. 

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Stick finds Hoosman to the right side for a short gain of 3 yards. 

2nd and 7 from the LA 46. 

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Stick tucks it and runs and finds a hole for a big gain of 18 yards!

1st and 10 from the LA 43. 

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Stick drops back on first down and misses his receiver on a bullet down the middle. 

2nd and 10 from the LA 25. 

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FIELD GOAL SAINTS!!!

Lutz hits his third field goal of the second half, this one from 34 yards and NO take a 12 point lead. 

Saints are up 22-10 with 7:38 to go in the fourth quarter. 

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The kick was BLOCKED, but the Chargers had too many men on the field and the Saints get a redo from 5 yards closer. 

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A false start backs the Saints up five yards and on 3rd and long, Merriweater gets the draw but only gains 2 yards. 

On comes the FG unit on 4th and 11 from the LA 21. 

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Merriweather with a short gain of two on second down. 

3rd and 8 from the LA 18 coming up. 

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Haener going to the endzone on the left side looking for Davis but the pass was slightly overthrown. 

2nd and 10 from the LA 19. 

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Williams gets pushed over the marker by his teammates for a two yard gain and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the LA 19. 

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Out route from Perry and he gets 8 yards on the reception. 

3rd and 1 from the LA 21. 

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Another short pass from Haener and he hits Kirklin for a yard. 

2nd and 9 from the LA 29. 

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End around to Kirklin and he streaks up the sideline for a gain of 8 yards and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the LA 38. 

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Haener starts the drive with a pass to Davis in the flat and he picks up 3 yards. 

2nd and 7 from the LA 38. 

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TURNOVER ON DOWNS!!!

Lalos broke into the backfield and tracked down Stick of a 15 yard loss and the Saints will get excellent field position after the turnover. 

1ST and 10 from the LA 41. 

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Dotson gets the handoff out of the shotgun and he is drilled two yards behind the line of scrimmage. 

4th and 3 and the Chargers will go for it. 

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After a false start, Stick finds Kampmoyer on the deep out route for 14 yards, but he's just short of the marker. 

3rd and 1 from the NO 42. 

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Stick's pass to HIghtower on the left sideline is incomplete. 

2nd and 10 from the LA 49. 

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LA take over from the 38 and Dotson gets 6 yards on the first down run, and a defensive hold will give the Chargers a free first down.

1st and 10 from the LA 49. 

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FIELD GOAL SAINTS!!!

Lutz hits the long range FG from 51 and the Saints take a two possession lead from LA. 

NO lead 19-10 early in the fourth quarter. 

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Haener to Merriweather for three yard out of the backfield but that's short of the first down and the Saints bring out the FG unit. 

4th and 7 from the LA 33. 

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After a false start, Haener finds Williams on a crossing route that picks up 4 yards. 

That will take us to the end of the 3rd quarter!

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Williams get a yard on the first down run up the middle. 

2nd and 9 from the LA 35. 

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Haener snuck it in between a couple defender and Davis brought it down at its highest point with some strong hands as defenders came crashing in

1st and 10 from the LA 36 after the 18 yard completion. 

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Haener takes a shot down the left sideline to Edwards but he led his WR just a bit too much.

3rd and 7 from the NO 46. 

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Merriweather picks up 3 yards on first down. 

2nd and 7 from the NO 46. 

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Haener looks to Merriweather on a quick pass out of the backfield and he turns for 10 yards up the sideline. 

1st and 10 from the NO 43. 

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Williams diving for a short gain of 2 up the middle. 

3rd and 4 from the NO 33. 

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Williams gets the handoff on first down and picks up 4 yards. 

2nd and 6 from the NO 31. 

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Dotson gets a third straight handoff and is stopped just short of the marker. 

4th and 1 after the 2 yard run. 

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Dotson gets a third straight handoff and is stopped just short of the marker. 

4th and 1 after the 2 yard run. 

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Dotson to the run on the left side and he picks up 2 yards. 

3rd and 3 from the LA 24. 

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Dotson gets the handoff on first down and takes it five yards to the left side. 

2nd and 5 from the LA 22. 

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Haener couldn't connect with Edwards on third down and the Saints will punt. 

4th and 10 from the NO 40. 

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Haener finds Kirklin over the middle for 5 yards to bring up 3rd and manageable. 

3rd and 10 from the NO 40. 

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Big run from Williams but it's coming back after a holding penalty. 

2nd and 16 from the NO 34. 

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Williams gets the pitch on firs down and he gets 4 yards on the left side. 

2nd and 6 from the NO 46. 

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TURNOVER ON DOWNS!!!

Sticks pass to Hightower on the left side falls incomplete and the Chargers turn it over on downs. 

NO will get it from their 40 yard line. 

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Stick going back to Smartt and that short pass gets 3 yards. 

4th and 6 and the Chargers will go for it. 

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Stick's pass to the right side for Smartt is good for 7 yards. 

3rd and 9 from the NO 43. 

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Another play action drop back from Stick, but this time he is dropped by Connelly on the sack and a loss of 6 yards. 

2nd and 16 from the 50. 

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Play action from Stick who drops back and finds Doss on the out route for a 23 yard pitch and catch. 

1st and 10 from the NO 44. 

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LA gets the ball at the 25 to start the second half and Dotson takes the first down handoff for 8 yards up the middle. 

2nd and 2 from the LA 33. 

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FIELD GOAL SAINTS!!!

Lutz gets a chance at the 33 yard field goal and he drills it down the center. 

Saints lead 16-10 with 11:07 to go in the third quarter. 

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Winston's pass is incomplete and the Chargers D hangs on to force a field goal. 

4th and goal from the LA 15. 

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Merriweather gets the handoff out of the shotgun and he gains a yard up the middle. 

3rd and Goal from the LA 15. 

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Winston finds Edwards wide open in the end zone but this TD is also getting called back after another pick play gets flagged for offensive PI. 

2nd and Goal from the 16. 

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Lob play over the top for Edwards but that pass was batted away by Hankins. 

2nd and Goal from the 6. 

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Haener was looking for Krull and his pass fell incomplete but a roughing the passer will give the Saints a fresh set of downs.

1st and Goal from the 6. 

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Haener found Davis in the endzone but the TD is called back because of an offensive pass interference on Edwards. 

1st and Goal from the 12 coming up. 

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Bootleg from Haener and he finds Merriweather on a short pass and he takes in inside the 5 for a first down on the 12 yard pick up. 

1st and Goal from the 5. 

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Haener with a quick pass to the left for Merriweather and Lynch makes a great open field tackle to force 4th down and NO will go for it on 4th and 3. 

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Haener going over the middle to the endzone and Krull had it in his hands but Jacquet ripped it out of his hands. 

3rd and 4 from the LA 15. 

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Merriweather on the right side and he gets 6 on the first down run. 

2nd and 4 from the LA 15. 

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NO start the drive from the 26 and it's Jake Haener in under center as Winston's night is done and Haener rolls out of the pocket and finds Kirklin for a 53 yard pick up on his first play of the game!

1st and 10 from the LA 21. 

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WE ARE BACK IN PLAY FOR THE SECOND HALF OF ACTION FROM LA!!

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Stick didn't have a great day throwing the ball, going 8/18 for 90 yards in the first half, but finished strong in the Two Minute Drill scoring on this 7 yard TD run. 

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The rookie Kelley with the 7 yard TD to put the first points on the scoreboard. 

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Winston had a couple of beautiful throws in a first half in which he went 13/20 for 169 yards. This pass to Kelley set up a TD on the next play. 

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Not much happened in the first quarter, but as soon as the second quarter came around, the action picked up. The strip sack on Stick lead to a TD three plays later. 

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FIELD GOAL SAINTS!!!

Grupe comes on for the second time today and gives the Saints the lead back as the first half clock runs out. 

NO leads 13-10 after 30 minutes. 

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Winston tried to sneak it in between four defenders and almost had it picked, but Davis almost came up with it for a TD too. 

2nd and 10 form the LA 19 and the Saints bring out their FG unit on. 

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Winston going deep down the middle of the field and he finds Davis who adjusted and made the catch with defenders to his front and back. 

1st and 10 from the LA 19 and the Saints take another TO with 9 seconds to go. 

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NO take over from their 32 and Winston finds Krull in the middle of the zone for a 7 yard completion. 

2nd and 3 from the NO 39 and NO take a TO with 19 seconds to go. 

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TOUCHDOWN CHARGERS!!!

Stick on the keeper off the RPO and he follows his blockers to go untouched into the endzone to tie the game right before the half!

It's 10-10 with 33 seconds to go in the first half. 

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Spiller with a burst up the middle and breaks a couple of shoestring tackles for an 18 yard pick up!

1st and 10 from the NO 6 and the Chargers take a TO with 39 seconds.

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Stick breaks it outside and takes it down the sideline for a 21 yard pick up!

1st and 10 from the LA 24. 

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After an incomplete pass to Hightower on first down, Stick goes back to his WR and picks up 10 yards and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the NO 45. 

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LA start their drive from the 26 yard line and Stick finds Smartt who made a leaping catch and took a shot but came down with the ball!

1st and 10 from the LA 45. 

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FIELD GOAL SAINTS!!!

Grupe bangs home the 35 yard field goal to put the Saints up by a touchdown right before the half. 

NO lead 10-3 with 1:56 to go in the second quarter. 

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TE screen for Krull on the right side, but he is well short of the marker and the FG unit will come out after the Two Minute Warning. 

4th and 12 from the LA 17. 

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After a holding call on first down, Winston's pass on 2nd and long is broken up by Woods with a great pass break up. 

3rd and 20 from the LA 25 coming up. 

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Miller is stopped for no gain on first down. 

2nd and 10 form the LA 15. 

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INTERCEPTION!!!

Stick on the roll out and he is picked off looking for Doss, and Yiadom stepped right in front of it for the interception. 

NO is knocking on the door after the turnover. 1st and 10 from the LA 15 

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Winston is swallowed up in the backfield after Henley broke through the line and Kemp finished it off. 

4th and long after the 8 yard sack and the Saints will punt with under 4:00 to go in the half. 

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Miller with the 1 yard run and the Saints have 3rd and 4 coming up from the NO 47.

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Winston finds Miller out of the backfield for 5 yards on first down. 

2nd and 5 fro the NO 46. 

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Winston probably should have been picked off, but Krull makes a fantastic catch snatching it from Layne and picking up 16 yards. 

1st  and 10 from the NO 41. 

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Winston finds Prentice on the right sideline for a short gain of 2. 

3rd and 8 from the NO 25. 

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NO start their drive from the 23 and Winston's pass to Krull is incomplete. 

2nd and 10 form the NO 23. 

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After a false start, Stick was on the move looking for options down field but his pass to Bynum down the right sideline is incomplete. 

4th and long and the Chargers punt again. 

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Stick's pass to Kelley out of the backfield is incomplete. 

3rd and 11 from the LA 35. 

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Spiller got the handoff and was stopped in the backfield for a loss of one. 

2nd and 11 from the LA 35. 

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The draw play on 3rd and long gets 9 yards but the Saints will punt after going backwards on that drive. 

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Winston rolls out of the pocket to the left and finds Krull for 10 yards, but a holding call is going to back the Saints up to 3rd and long. 

3rd and 20 from the NO 19. 

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Winston's pass to Perry deep down the right sideline was tipped by Leonards and the pass falls incomplete 

3rd and 10 from the NO 29. 

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NO start their drive from the 29 and it's Miller getting the handoff, but he's stopped for no gain by Henley. 

2nd and 10 from the NO 29. 

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FIELD GOAL CHARGERS!!!

Hopkins drills the 25 yarder and the Chargers are on the boards. 

NO leads 7-3 with 10 to go in the first half. 

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Stick was flushed out of the pocket and lofted it to the corner of the end zone but Doss couldn't track it down. 

4th and 5 and the FG unit comes on. 

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Stick looking for Doss on the right side and he turns for 5 yards pu the sideline. 

3rd and 5 from the NO 6. 

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Stick had Parham wide open on the roll out and he dropped it. 

2nd and 10 from the NO 11. 

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Stick going deep for Doss and there was contact as the ball arrived and Pride is flagged for a pass interference. 

1st and 10 from the NO 11. 

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Nice return from Davis and the Chargers start their drive from the LA 33. 

Spiller gets the hand off on first down for 2 yards. 

2nd and 8 from the the LA 35. 

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After a pitch and catch of 27 yards, it's Miller who takes it into the endzone from 7 yards out to give the Saints the lead. 

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The Saints defense comes up with the biggest play of the game so far, stripping Easton Stick and that leads to a TD just three plays later. 

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TOUCHDOWN SAINTS!!!

After making the catch down the sideline, the Saints go to Miller on the ground and he muscles his way to the end zone for the game's first TD!!!

NO lead 7-0 early in the second quarter!

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Winston throws a dime down the sideline for Miller on the wheel route for a gain of 27 yards!

1st and Goal from the LA 7. 

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Miller was stopped for a loss of a yard on first down. 

2nd and 11 from the LA 34. 

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FUMBLE!!!

Stick was hit from his blindside by Turner and it's Bresee who bounces on the ball!! NO take over from the LA 33!

1st and 10 Saints as we continue to look for the first score of the game. 

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Stick squeezes the pass in to Johnston for a 6 yard pick up to make it 3rd and short. 

3rd and 4 from the LA 46. 

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Stick's pass was batted down at the line by Kpassagnon. 

2nd and 10 from the LA 40. 

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Deep in from Johnston and Stick hangs in the pocket to fire a strike to the WR for 16 yards and that will be the final play of the first quarter. 

1st and 10 from the LA 40 and the Chargers are starting to build a drive for the first time tonight. 

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Stick hangs in the pocket and finds Doss on the hitch route for 14 yards and the Chargers first first down. 

1st and 10 from the LA 24. 

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Stick tucks and runs the ball for a 5 yard pick up. 

3rd and 5 coming up. 

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Kelley gets the pass out of the backfield to the left side from the LA 5 and he is stopped for no gain. 

2nd and 10 form the LA 5. 

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Winston looking for Krull at the marker, but he skipped that pass off the dirt. 

4th and 9 and the Saints will punt again. 

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Tuipulotu blows up the run in the backfield and takes down Miller for a four yard loss. 

3rd and 9 from the LA 41. 

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Miller with a first down run up the middle and gets five yards. 

2nd and 5 from the LA 37. 

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Bowden gets the quick pass in the flat and finds a seam taking it 32 yards for a first down!

1st and 10 from the LA 42. 

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Winston going to the air from the NO 21 and finds Bowden on the left sideline for 5 yards. 

2nd and 5 from the NO 26. 

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Stick searching for HIghtower on the out route to the left side and that is batted away by Smith. 

4th and 4 and the Chargers go three and out for a third time. 

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Kelley stopped at the line of scrimmage on second down. 

3rd and 5 from the LA 16. 

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Kelley gets the first down hand off from the LA 11 and gets 5 yards to start the drive. 

2nd and 5 from the LA 16. 

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Winston to the flat for Perry and he gets 9 yards, but falls just short of the marker and the Saints go three and out. 

4th and 3 and the Saints will punt. 

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Winston feeling the pressure, got out of two tackles but was finally taken down by Hinton for a loss of a yard. 

3rd and 12 from the NO 34. 

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Miller gets the first down handoff from the NO 36 and losses a yard after Leonard and Woods got into the backfield. 

2nd and 11 from the NO 35. 

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Stick going deep for Hightower and that pass was too far out in front of the receiver and the Chargers go three and out again. 

4th and 4 and LA will punt. 

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Miller runs right into the pile, bounces it back left and gets a tough three instead of losing yardage. 

3rd and 5 from the LA 27. 

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LA starts their second drive from the 23 and Stick tucks and runs for 2 yards on a scramble up the middle. 

2nd and 8 from the LA 25. 

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Winston going over the middle hoping to connect for Perry but that pass was batted away and the Saints will punt.

4th and 9 coming up from the NO 28. 

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Winston looking for Merritt out of the backfield and he picks up 8 yards before being pushed out of bounds. 

3rd and long coming up. 

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After a holding call, Winston finds Miller out of the backfield for a short gain of three. 

2nd and 17 from the NO 20. 

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Miller up the gut and he moves the chains with a four yard run. 

1st and 10 from the NO 27. 

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Winston's pass to Perry on the left side is complete and he takes it 5 yards. 

3rd and 2 from the NO 23. 

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The Saints start their first possession for the 15 and it's Jameis Winston who will be taking the opening snaps. 

Miller gets the handoff on first down and he gets three yards. 

2nd and 7 from the NO 18. 

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Stick found Kelley over the middle but he got crushed by Horvath just short of the line and the Chargers will punt. 

4th and 6 from the LA 39. 

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Sticks's opening pass falls incomplete after looking for Parham. 

3rd and 6 from the LA 39. 

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LA get the ball to start the game and it's Stick in the backfield for the Chargers as Herbert will sit this game out as expected. 

Hand off to Kelley up the middle for 4 yards. 

2nd and 6  from the LA 39. 

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WE ARE UNDERWAY FROM LA!!!!

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Herbert’s year? 

It is more than probable that we won’t be seeing Justin Herbert at all this preseason. The face of the franchise spent much of last year playing through pain after suffering a fracture of rib cartilage in a game against he Chiefs early in the season. Herbert is one of the best young QBs in the league, and while he threw for almost 5,000 yards last year, there is even more expected of him and the Chargers who are in one of the toughest divisions in all of football. 

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Jimmy Graham update

The news coming into tonight isn’t focused around football, instead it’s centered on Saints TE Jimmy Graham who was taken into custody by LA police officers on Friday night. Officers arrived on the scene after reports of a man acting erratically, and took Graham into custody believing he was under the influence of a controlled substance. "New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham experienced a medical episode last evening, which resulted in him becoming disoriented," the team said. "He was taken into custody by local authorities and transported to a local hospital for evaluation for what Dr. John Amoss believes to be a likely seizure and spent the night under medical supervision and testing." Graham returned to New Orleans this offseason after seven years away from the team. 

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Saints back to being relevant?

For the first time since Drew Brees retired, there is a bit of hope surrounding this New Orleans Saints team. They have had a bumpy ride at the QB position for the last few years and now Derek Carr comes to town looking to bring some stability to the offense. The NFC South was the worst in football last year, and if the Saints can stay around .500 or better they should have a chance to get to the playoffs this year. 

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What lies ahead

Will this finally be the year that the LA Chargers make a break through and become serious contenders in the AFC? To do that they will have to get through the brutal AFC West that looks like it may be even stronger than the year before. KC are defending champs, Denver are under new direction with Sean Payton and the Raiders have Jimmy G under center and a multitude of weapons on the offensive and defensive end. 

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Saints last game 

Derek Carr got the start in his first game in New Orleans and reminded people of the kind of quarterback that he is capable of being. He went 6/8 for 70 yards and orchestrated the games first TD drive. Jameis Winston was solid after taking over QB duties, going 11/13 for 92 yards and a TD. While the QB play was good, it took a last second FG from Blake Grupe from 31 yard out to top the Chiefs from the Ceasars Superdome. 

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Chargers last game 

There may have been no Justin Herbert or Austin Ekeler, but that didn’t stop the Chargers from lighting up the scoreboard against their intercity rivals. With no Herbert under center Max Duggan got the start, but it was Easton Stick who got the majority of the snaps. He went 14/21, passing for 109 yards, but it was the run game that provided the fireworks in SoFi last week. The Chargers ran the ball 31 times for 214 yards and two TDs as Derius Davis ran a punt return back to cap off a complete performance to begin the preseason slate. 

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We are live from LA 

Hello everyone and welcome to SoFi Stadium where the Chargers are back in LA after dropping the Rams in the first preseason game last week. None of the starters played last week and are unlikely to play tonight after a long week of joint practices with the Saints. The Derek Carr era officially began in the Big Easy with a win over the reigning Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs. Tonight these two teams are under the lights in the only game of the day in the penultimate exhibition before cuts are made and the final 53 man rosters are named. 

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Saints vs. Chargers live 

There are just three weeks until the first Sunday of the NFL Regular season, and today the New Orleans Saints and the Los Angeles Chargers will meet for the second game of the preseason from Sofi Stadium and AS English will be with you all night providing live coverage, stats, highlights and analysis of tonight’s game in LA.

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