Undoubtedly, it would have been nice (and safe) if Charlie Smyth’s first NFL kick would have been a point-after attempt. Instead, the former Gaelic football goalkeeper on Sunday was summoned to attempt a 56-yarder against the Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., with the Saints trailing 19-8 in the fourth quarter and New Orleans needing a successful field goal to give the Saints a chance to tie with a touchdown and two-point conversion. SEE MORE>>
As glaringly inefficient as the New Orleans Saints were in the first half of Sunday’s game against the Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., is as spectacularly resilient as they were in a stirring second-half comeback that nearly resulted in a victory. Nearly. SEE MORE>>