Saints' Jameis Winston suggests team defied coach in controversial TD

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The New Orleans Saints scored a garbage-time touchdown in the team’s 48-17 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, sparking a heated interaction between Arthur Smith and Dennis Allen.

Saints running back Jamaal Williams scored with 1:10 to play in the game. It was Williams’ first touchdown of the season after he led the NFL with 17 rushing scores last season. In the postgame handshake, the Falcons coach was upset with Allen.

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Atlanta Falcons linebacker Nate Landman, #53, tackles New Orleans Saints running back Jamaal Williams, #21, during the second half at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Jan. 7, 2024. (Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports)

The Saints coach apologized to Smith in his postgame comments, but Jameis Winson suggested he and his teammates went rogue when the team was on the 1-yard line.

"I apologized to D.A. because the play was ‘Victory.’ But I also explained to D.A. that it was a team decision. I think that when you have a team morale and I asked the guys, ‘What do you want to do?’ We know how much Jamaal means to this team. And I understood from D.A.’s perspective.

"But D.A. didn’t condone it at all. However, we decided as a team to do it. And man, we got an interception to the 1-yard line – if we woulda scored, would it still have been disrespectful?"

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New Orleans Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu, #32, celebrates after an interception in the second half of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons in New Orleans on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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