New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill (7) smiles after spring on a touchdown reception against Minnesota Vikings free safety Harrison Smith (22) in the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, in New Orleans. | Brett Duke, AP
SALT LAKE CITY — The legend of Taysom Hill took another major leap Sunday, even in defeat.
The third-string New Orleans Saints quarterback and former BYU standout made several impacts plays for the Saints in their 26-20 overtime loss to the Minnesota Vikings at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in the NFC wild-card playoffs.
Hill’s 20-yard touchdown grab from New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees with 10:31 remaining — his seventh receiving touchdown of the season — brought the Saints within 20-17.
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He also set up New Orleans’ first touchdown. First, Hill carried the ball for an 11-yard gain on a run-pass option to the Saints’ 46-yard line.
On the next play, with Hill lined up in the shotgun, he connected with Deonte Harris for a 50-yard gain on the longest pass of his pro career, setting up New Orleans with a first-and-goal at the Vikings 4.
The man can do it all.
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The pass covered 54.7 yards through the air and had a completion probability of 27.2%, according to Next Gen Stats.
Taysom Hill's 50-yard completion to Deonte Harris traveled 54.7 yards in the air, longer than any Drew Brees completion (by air distance) over the last 3 seasons, including playoffs.
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Hill then served as the lead blocker on the next play, as Alvin Kamara scored on a 4-yard carry to give the Saints a 10-3 lead in the second quarter.
The former BYU quarterback had his name all over the gamebook, rushing for a team-high 50 yards on four carries and catching two passes for 25 yards, in addition to his completed pass. His four carries all went for first downs and Hill also had a special teams tackle.
His impact could have been greater, if not for the Vikings’ heroics to earn their second playoff win over the Saints in three years.
With under six minutes in the fourth quarter, Hill took a carry for a 9-yard gain to the New Orleans 47 on a third-and-1 to keep a drive alive. Two plays later, facing a second-and-5 at the Minnesota 48, Hill took the snap left and broke through a pair of tackles before rattling off a bruising 28-yard run to the Minnesota 20.
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On the next play, Brees had the ball stripped by D. Hunter and the Vikings recovered to end the scoring threat and maintain Minnesota’s 20-17 lead.
In the third quarter, Hill appeared to convert a fourth-and-3 on a fake punt with New Orleans trailing 20-10, but the play was wiped out by a false start.
It all came in a losing effort.
After New Orleans forced overtime with a 49-yard Will Lutz field goal with two seconds remaining in regulation, Minnesota advanced by driving 75 yards on nine plays on the first drive of overtime and won on a Kirk Cousins 4-yard TD pass to Kyle Rudolph.
Hill, who’s spent his first three NFL seasons with the Saints, will be a restricted free agent this offseason.
Other NFL locals on wild-card weekend
Marcus Williams, FS, New Orleans: The former Utah defender started at free safety and had a team-high 10 tackles, including five solo stops, in the Saints’ loss.
Kyle Van Noy, LB, New England: The former BYU backer had a strip sack on Tennessee quarterback Ryan Tannehill in the third quarter and added five tackles for the Patriots — including a stop for no gain on a third-and-3 play in the fourth — in their 20-13 loss to the Titans.
LeShaun Sims, CB, Tennessee: The former Southern Utah defensive back played 11 special-teams snaps in the Titans’ win.
Star Lotulelei, DT, Buffalo: The former Utah, Snow College and Bingham High product started at defensive tackle and had solo two tackles for the Bills in their 22-19 overtime loss to Houston. The second came on a fourth-and-1 for no gain late in the fourth quarter and helped lead to a Bills field goal that forced overtime.
Taron Johnson, CB, Buffalo: The former Weber State defensive back started and had a pass deflection on a third-down play that led to a punt before leaving the game with an undisclosed injury in the loss to the Texans.
This story will be updated to reflect locals in the late Seattle-Philadelphia game.
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