Saints took a play out of Matt Nagy's book, and did it better originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
If the Saints’ first touchdown of their Divisional Round matchup against the Buccaneers looked familiar, that’s because it was. The Saints ran the same gadget play that Matt Nagy and the Bears dialed up the week prior. The only key difference: Tre’Quan Smith didn’t drop the easy touchdown.
Check out the plays back-to-back:
And one more so you can truly see them side-by-side:
Cordarrelle Patterson, who took the handoff in the Bears’ version of the play, tweeted this following the Saints’ score:
If Patterson feels slighted he should just remember, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
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