
It’s unfamiliar territory for us,” Hill said. “He played with a lot of heart, a lot of guts,” Saints coach Sean Payton said.īut Hill’s turnovers proved too much to overcome as the Saints - winners of the NFC South the previous four seasons - lost a fifth straight game for the first time since 2005, the season before Payton took over in New Orleans. He was effective in spurts, passing for 264 yards and two touchdowns - and running for 101 yards - while playing through an early injury to the middle finger of his throwing hand. The Saints (5-7) gave the dual-threat Hill his first start this season in hopes he could help New Orleans snap a four-game skid.

Honestly, that was the only thing I was nervous about. “We wanted to make sure Mike and all the guys that we missed, that we got their back. “I love doing hard things with a group of people and this was one of those moments,” a gratified Quinn said. McCarthy and five assistants didn’t make the trip because of positive COVID-19 tests. “It was good to see a smile on his face and it was good to see another win on the board.”

“I finally got to see his emotion and expressions down on the sidelines,” Dallas rookie outside linebacker Micah Parsons said of Quinn, a former Atlanta head coach who normally calls defensive plays from a booth with Dallas.
