Saints HC: Planning To Start QB Drew Brees Over Taysom Hill In Week 15
Dec 18, 2020, 2:41 PM
Drew Brees #9 and Taysom Hill #7 of the New Orleans Saints celebrate a touchdown pass during the third quarter during their game against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on December 29, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images)
(Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton said that the team’s plan for Week 15 is to reinstate Drew Brees as the starting quarterback over Taysom Hill.
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Payton discussed Brees’ return from injury on Friday, December 18.
The Saints (10-3) are scheduled to host the Kansas City Chiefs (12-1) on Sunday, December 20.
Brees hasn’t played since suffering rib and lung injuries in Week 10.
Sean Payton says the plan is for Drew Brees to start on Sunday
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) December 18, 2020
Since then, former BYU quarterback Taysom Hill has replaced Brees as the Saints’ starting quarterback.
During the four-game stretch as a starter, Hill threw for 834 yards, four touchdowns, and two interceptions with a completion rate of 71.9 percent.
Taysom Hill with the deep ball TD to Emmanuel Sanders! #Saints
📺: #NOvsPHI on FOX
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He also ran the ball for 209 yards and four touchdowns.
In the four games without Brees, Hill led New Orleans to a 3-1 record.
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The lone defeat came in Week 14 in a 24-21 road loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Prior to the loss, the Saints were on a nine-game win streak.
Brees led the Saints to a 7-2 start before suffering the injury.
⬛️ Back in black ⬛️@EAMaddenNFL | #KCvsNO | #Saints pic.twitter.com/DCIKAG4Qzm
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) December 18, 2020
The Saints and Chiefs are slated to kick-off on Sunday, December 20 at 2:25 p.m. (MDT). The game will broadcast on CBS.
Kyle Ireland is a Locals in the NFL Insider for KSLSports.com and host of the Yards After College Podcast. Follow him on Twitter (@kyleireland) and Instagram (@kyleirelandksl).
