Published 10/27/2008
by Alex Marvez
at Bleacher Report - NFL
From beginning to end, this was a jolly good show.
Two quarterbacks combined for 680 passing yards and six touchdowns.
Other stars—welcome back, LaDainian Tomlinson—turned in great performances. So did less-heralded players, like a New Orleans tight end whose name isn't Jeremy Shockey.
There was a furious, albeit unsuccessful, fourth-quarter comeback attempt. The game wasn't decided Sunday until the final play—a desperation pass batted away in the end zone as time expired.
In other words, New Orleans' 37-32 victory over San Diego was everything that the NFL's 2007 regular-season debut in London wasn't.
Remember the stinker between Miami and the New York Giants? British fans have spent a year trying to forget. A 13-10 Giants victory was marred by sloppy play caused by an even messier field.
While much improved, the Wembley Stadium "pitch" still isn't NFL quality. New Orleans safety Kevin Kaesviharn generously referred to the surface as "real slick."
"We thought the ...
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