WATCH: Taysom Hill forces a safety for the Saints on a botched punt
The New Orleans Saints' defense and special teams started off strong against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 8, with their first score of the day coming on a forced safety.
Los Angeles botched the snap on their second punt of the day, and Taysom Hill, who recently returned from injury, forced the punter to cough up the ball after an attempted recovery. That caused the ball to skid out of the endzone for a New Orleans safety, giving them an early 2-0 lead.
The Saints have not had a safety since 2020, which came in their matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs. They will now look to build off their two point lead throughout the remainder of the matchup, and we will see if they can capitalize off of this rare occurrence.
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This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: WATCH: Taysom Hill forces a safety for the Saints on a botched punt
