6:45 LRN Sportscast September 17

Thanks to four missed kicks by Cleveland’s Zane Gonzales the Saints rallied to beat the Cleveland Browns 21-18 yesterday. New Orleans trailed 12-3 in the 4th quarter, but Quarterback Drew Brees finally got it going with two touchdown passes to Michael Thomas. Will Lutz’s 44-yard field goal with 21-seconds left was the game winner. But Coach Sean Payton is not happy with how his team is playing
Cut 17 (12) “shoot”
Two fumbles by the offense, plus they went 3 for 12 on third downs as the unit looked out of sync for much of the game. Payton also says the 47-yard touchdown pass by the Browns to tie the game should have never happened based on the coverage.

New Orleans heads to Atlanta this Sunday. The Falcons are 1-1 after beating Carolina 31-24. Tampa Bay is 20-0 as Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for over 400 yards again in a 27-21 win over Philadelphia.

The 6th ranked LSU Tigers are a surprising 3-0 after a come from behind 22-21 win over previously 7th ranked Auburn. Cole Tracy is a big reason why the Tigers have knocked off two top ten teams. Tracy hit three field goals in the season opening win over Miami and then silenced Auburn fans with a clutch 42-yard field goal for a walk off victory. The former Assumption College kicker says he’s keeping it simple…
Cut 13 (12) “…same mindset”
Auburn scored two touchdowns in the 2nd quarter and then started the 2nd half with a touchdown drive that led to a 21-10 lead. Quarterback Joe Burrow says the offense and defense had faith in each other…
Cut 15 (11) “…team win”
LSU will host Louisiana Tech this Saturday. The Bulldogs are 2-0 and coming off a bye week.