Saints' Foster Moreau emotional after dropping touchdown that led to Jaguars' win: 'It's just pathetic'

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New Orleans Saints tight end Foster Moreau sat on his team’s bench, hands on his helmet, and listened to the final seconds tick off the clock at Caesars Superdome on Thursday night where the Jacksonville Jaguars salvaged a 31-24 victory. 

It might not have gone that way for the team that’s now won four games in a row if Moreau had been able to haul in what looked like the easiest touchdown of his career. Instead, a Derek Carr-lofted ball into the back left of the end zone on third-and-goal with less than 30 seconds left in the game hit Moreau’s fingertips and bounced off the turf. 

He couldn’t believe he didn’t catch the ball that would have led to a tie ballgame with a good extra point. 

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Foster Moreau, #87 of the New Orleans Saints, makes a catch against the Carolina Panthers during their game at Bank of America Stadium on September 18, 2023, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

"You, you know, it’s tough," Moreau told reporters after the game, via ESPN. "In front of every man, woman and child I’ve ever known. It’s a dark place to be. It’s the National Football League. It doesn’t come down to one play, but it comes down to one play. The team fought. The team fought as hard as we did, and it’s just unacceptable. It’s just pathetic."

It isn’t just one play as Moreau said. The Saints called a fade to Chris Olave on fourth-and-goal, and that was batted away by Jaguars corner Buster Brown to seal the win. 

There are some great moments in this game, where unbelievable catches, big runs and final-second field goals can turn losses into wins. But there’s the ugly