While it would aid the Saints’ Super Bowl hopes if Drew Brees were able to suit up against the Chiefs on Sunday, it is starting to look like that will be a long shot.
The future Hall of Fame passer does not have a return timetable, and Adam Schefter of ESPN.com notes the Saints want to see their starter have a full range of motion before returning. Brees would not have been able to play against the Eagles and is expected to be questionable “at best” to suit up against the Chiefs. Brees’ last throwing session did not go especially well, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reports (video link). He will attempt to throw again Wednesday.
This comes several days after Schefter reported Brees was progressing well and was a good bet to return for the Chiefs matchup. The Saints are hoping Brees can practice on a limited basis this week, Tom Pelissero of NFL.com adds (video link). New Orleans still holds a de facto three-game NFC South lead, thanks to its sweep of Tampa Bay, and has games against Minnesota and Carolina on tap to close the regular season.
Brees suffered numerous cracked ribs and a punctured lung last month, and the Saints have used Taysom Hill as their starter over the past four games. New Orleans’ loss in Philadelphia, however, gave Green Bay the inside track on the NFC’s lone bye. No team has qualified for a Super Bowl without a bye since 2012, and the Saints have only won one road playoff game in franchise history. However, more teams figure to advance to Super Bowls sans byes in the coming years due to the new playoff format, and a trip to Green Bay this season would not be as daunting for playoff teams — due to COVID-19 attendance restrictions. The Saints are one game up on the Rams and Seahawks for the NFC’s No. 2 seed.
What will J Winston get on the market next offseason? Dumped by TB & NO w/o even getting a chance to play for the Saints.
he got his chance, and he wasn’t very good. so there u go.
didnt get a chance with the Saints.
There’s a reason for that…..
He got a chance to practice with the team every day. Probably didn’t show enough to actually earn a game day start
He came in after Brees went down and, yeah, didn’t look good. Enough of a sample size for Peyton to go with Hill…
Saints fans should still be furious with Goodell for cheating them out of a playoff win against Minnesota last year with the absurd start time.
After so many broken ribs and collapsed lung, idk how he’s returning any time soon
Totally agree. I am his same age and I can’t imagine having 1 broken rib and playing football.
i broke 7 ribs and couldnt do anything pain free for over 2 months. and he’s gonna tryn throw, that’ll hurt, get hit by 300 lb linemen, record pain.
It was a partially collapsed lung, not a punctured lung. Confusing him with Tyrol
Tyrod* stupid autocorrect
Please tell us why
Injury-related pneumothorax: A puncture wound to the chest, such as a gunshot or knife wound, can result in a collapsed lung. Blunt force trauma, such as a blow to the chest, or an accident that results in fractured ribs can also cause a pneumothorax