{"id":149364,"date":"2022-12-06T03:52:04","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T03:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/taysom-hill-carves-place-in-nfl-history-book-with-30-yard-td-vs-bucs\/"},"modified":"2022-12-06T03:52:04","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T03:52:04","slug":"taysom-hill-carves-place-in-nfl-history-book-with-30-yard-td-vs-bucs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/taysom-hill-carves-place-in-nfl-history-book-with-30-yard-td-vs-bucs\/","title":{"rendered":"Taysom Hill carves place in NFL history book with 30-yard TD vs. bucs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Taysom Hill remains a threat to make a play wherever he lines up. (Photo by Julio Aguilar\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Taysom Hill’s not the quarterback. But he remains a valuable player for the Saints.<\/p>\n

The New Orleans utility player showed why on Monday with 30-yard touchdown catch that put him in the NFL record books.<\/p>\n

With the Saints facing second-and-9 in the second quarter against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Hill lined up in the slot and cut wide toward the left sideline on a pass play. Cornerback Jamel Dean followed tight end Adam Trautman over the middle, and Hill broke free from safety Keanu Neal on a busted zone coverage. Hill then streaked down the sideline and hauled in a 30-yard touchdown pass from Andy Dalton to give the Saints a 7-3 lead.<\/p>\n

With the score, Hill became the first player in the Super Bowl era<\/a> to record nine-plus touchdowns as a runner, receiver and passer. He entered play on Monday with 21 career rushing touchdowns, nine passing touchdowns and eight receiving touchdowns.<\/p>\n

After starting nine games at quarterback in the previous two seasons under Sean Payton, Hill’s seen limited reps behind center in 2022 with 14 passing attempts under first-year head coach Dennis Allen. He’s made the bulk of his contributions on the ground as the Saints second-leading rusher with 409 yards and a team-best six total touchdowns entering Monday’s game.<\/p>\n

The Bucs learned the hard way that he’s also a threat as a pass-catcher and a player who attention from the defense no matter where he lines up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n