After rewatching the first half, Brees performance wasn't AS bad as it seemed.

Perspective is everything, and it's hard to have it in the moment. While his performance in the first half wasn't great by any means, it wasn't the world ending, shipwreck it seemed like during the initial viewing.

4 plays of note:

-The low pass to Ingram on 3rd down that could have kept the drive alive: He seemed to be antsy initially. Maybe because of nerves. Maybe because he doesn't have the full trust of Amrstead yet. Either way, this throw was off, and it killed the drive.

-The first interception: it was a risky throw, but the interception itself was really on Stills. If Stills keeps running his route upfield, maybe he catches, maybe he doesn't, but Williams doesn't catch it like he's fielding a punt. It's conjecture, but we've seen Stills come down with those balls before.

-The second interception: this throw was inexcusable. We had a nice drive going, and not only does Drew stare down Lance the entire play, but he doesn't seem identify where the MLB is presnap. It wasn't a disguised coverage. He wasn't moving around. Brees just had a complete mental lapse

-The forced ball to Graham right before the half: it's paid off being aggressive like this before, but he didn't put enough air under this ball for it to pay off. The defenders easily swatted it away. Not only that, but Stills looked to be open on the sidelines, which would have allowed him to get out of bounds, and allow the team to get a shot or two into the endzone before halftime.