### Saints Head Coach Kellen Moore
"Obviously, it was an awesome win for our team, a resilient game. We spent all week talking about coming off the bye week. It's all about their spots - eyes forward, moving forward, what's in front of us, and that's all you have to focus on. I'm proud of our guys and the way they battled and for the run game to look the way it did. Obviously, we lost the turnover battle, which is a huge indication of where this game went, but our guys battled. I'm really proud of them."
**On the run game changes and adding Will Sherman as a sixth offensive lineman:**
"We had a few different things that we were adjusting. Putting Will in I thought gave us something there. I put him in, and I thought Aud (Audric Estime) ran really hard. I thought Alvin (Kamara) had some really good runs in there as well, timely runs, especially late in the game. He did an excellent job with getting some great runs there. I thought our guys played a physical brand of football. We have to sustain that. I thought that was a good thing for our football team."
**On the final two offensive drives:**
"That's two really big drives there. Obviously, we weren't scoring points earlier. Unfortunately, obviously, we were not in the plus-range of the red zone and those sorts of things. We missed our opportunities there. The two-minute drive right before the end of regulation, we made plays. C. O. (Chris Olave) on the catch. Incredible throw and catch there. I thought Alvin had a really good route out of the backfield. We were able to finish it and put it in the end zone. Their team comes back, and they get a field goal. The game's in overtime. Again, you have to respond. You have to reset. I thought our guys just did a really good job of playing clean football there. Tyler (Shough) getting the completions, the run game - I thought it was really good and tied in together."
**On the encouraging win:**
"The NFL is tough. It's tough. All these teams are talented. There are good players on every team. You have to compete in every single opportunity you have. I'm just proud of our guys to just stay with this and be resilient. I think that's the type of stuff you need because moving forward, these games are going to keep being challenging, and you have to keep responding the right way. I'm just proud of the way our guys fought."
**On finding a way to be resilient this week:**
"Again, eyes forward. This was all what our focus was with where we were at coming out of the bye week. Let's respond the right way. We found a way to get this one in, and we have more opportunities ahead of ourselves. Again, we just have to focus on the task at hand, one step at a time. This will be a fun journey."
**On deciding to play Estime:**
"Once he went to practice on Wednesday and basically recalled everything (that was positive). I really had no expectation. We didn't even say he was going to be up for the game when we claimed him. We just brought him in and thought he had a couple of really physical runs on Wednesday's practice to set the tone. It seemed like he knew every single assignment. He was dialed. It became a no-brainer to me. Let's roll. Let's get him ready to go. I thought his juice and physicality was real."
**On Estime's presence for the team:**
"I think he will be a great one to ask those questions. He did break the team down about being back home. The business side of this thing is always a challenge to me. When you lose guys like Aud, you're just sitting there like 'Aw man, our whole team loves that guy'. When you have an opportunity to bring him back, it's a no-brainer. I thought the way he broke that team down, it's a special locker room for him."
**On the overall run game:**
"I think there were some positives in there. Every week is going to be its own challenge, so we have to continue to evolve and get better. But, I thought the physicality in which we ran the football with, downhill runs, particularly in the structure in which those guys play with, I thought there were some positives today."
**On how hard it is for Estime to make such an impact in less than one week back:**
"It is incredible to be honest. I don't know how many guys can do that, especially for the amount of plays he played. He is a special person, a special player. I think our whole locker room is fired up that he's back in there."
**On C Eric McCoy's injury:**
"Bicep. We will gather some more information. They will do all the testing tomorrow, so we will see what it is."
**On the plan for Jordyn Tyson:**
"Again, Jordyn was able to play and contribute for our team. We will continue to build that role as we go. Again, he played a few weeks at training camp. He has missed a lot of time, but what he's put into this to put himself in the position to help contribute for this team. He's going to have plenty of opportunities moving forward. I was excited to see him out there playing football again."
**On S Jordan Howden:**
"I think he has earned some opportunities to pop in there and play some snaps. I thought the last few times that he has had an opportunity to contribute on defense, he has had a positive impact. Again, we are just looking for different roles and opportunities for these guys."
**On the defensive performance:**
"I thought it was a relentless effort. We were going to make them earn it all. I thought the run game was a really important part of that thing. They were able to make some plays down field, obviously, but I thought our pass rush was just relentless. It was awesome by those guys. Showed up all the way through the last play of the game."
**On LB Kaden Elliss and EDGE Carl Granderson:**
"Game ball guys. Kaden is just awesome to have back. He's the general. He leads this whole thing. His versatility is incredible. Grando's relentlessness, even the sacks - he got Shedeur (Sanders) down on that scramble. He was going to run for a first down, and he was able to get his foot. He's just playing a really awesome brand of football."
**On QB Shedeur Sanders' comments:**
"No. I think our guys gather all of the information. They are obviously aware of that stuff. I thought Shedeur played a good game. I thought he did a good job. Obviously, we liked him coming out of the draft and through the draft process. He's going to be a good quarterback in this league. I thought Tyler did a nice job. He responded really well. Those are two young quarterbacks who are going to help this league for a long time."
**On Shough's tenacity:**
"I think there is an emotional stability and ability to take away all of the things that happened in the past and be present in the moment. I think Tyler does a phenomenal job of that. I thought our team did a phenomenal job of that as the game went on. There are opportunities we are going to learn from. There are going to be red zone things that we want to do better and score down there because it's going to be a different game if that's the case. To clean slate it and say, we've got the ball with a chance to go take the lead late in the game is all you can ask for."
**On Shough's ability to run:**
"I think that's a potential any time you play a team with man. They're defending players. They're not eyes on the quarterback until you get out of the pocket. You're going to have opportunities to run, and I thought Tyler did a good job of that."
**On the first win at home this season:**
"This place is special. Having a chance to play in the Caesars Superdome is always a special opportunity for our guys. They know that responsibility. It was awesome. It was awesome to feel the energy, especially late in the game. We are going to have another opportunity here next Sunday, and we will see if we can keep this thing going."
**On the resiliency from turnovers:**
"It was an opportunity to respond, just like we talked about. (Jordyn Tyson) was able to contribute and make some positive plays there. He'll learn from the ball security there. That's a big time play by their defense. They're going to attack the ball at the goal line. That is what this league does better than ever before. We are going to have to protect the football, and we have to learn from that."
**On WR Barion Brown's fumble:**
"Again, the play is not coming back. The fumble - we have to move on and get to the next play. Obviously, it's going to be a lesson learned as our week progresses and how we review this. We have to secure the football better, and obviously, we saw the impact this game had on it. One in the red zone and one punt return that obviously gave them an extended drive opportunity."
**On K Charlie Smyth's performance:**
"I thought Charlie did some good things. Again, we had to settle
for some field goals there. He was able to make some of those and put ourselves in position all the way to the end. I'm happy for Charlie."
**On waiving RB Kendre Miller:**
"It was purely numbers. It was purely the numbers and the business side of this. I love Kendre. He's been awesome for us, and it's just the running back room. The depth of that room has transpired. Audric's come back, and we just felt like that was the best decision for our football team."
**On the final drive:**
"Big plays. The whole sequence I think, not just the last play but the sequence there. You get physical football, the response. Never let up, just keep looking at the opportunity right in front of you."
**On if he treats turnovers on downs as "turnovers":**
"I think in reflection you do. Stats don't all the time do it that way. Turnover margin is all about the ball. I thought those were big time stops. One, obviously, an unfortunate one where we get a penalty on a punt and punt return opportunity, but we got a stop there. That was huge by our defense because obviously we were getting the ball back, and we had to play another hard set of downs."
**On the run defense's success today:**
"Team defense, physicality, everyone playing together. Again, the run game, it just takes one or two plays and it changes the run statistical outlook and everything. You have to play really sound football every single down, and I thought that's what our guys did."
**On concern over chunk plays allowed late in the game:**
"There will be a lesson for us. We will get to learn and dig into that. They made some plays. They do have some really talented young, skill players who are going to play in this league for a long time. They're really good players. They won a couple of downs, and you just have to respond right away."