Early in the New Orleans Saints ’ Week 2 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, Spencer Rattler had a golden opportunity to connect on an explosive touchdown pass.

Chris Olave began in the slot to the right of the Saints formation but motioned to the outside position on the far left. After the snap, the San Francisco secondary dropped into a Cover 4 zone, with four defenders each responsible for a deep quarter of the field.

Olave and tight end Juwan Johnson ran double posts from the left side of the play, with Johnson drawing the safety into the middle of the field, leaving Olave with a one-on-one. Olave beat his man easily with a head fake to the pylon and was open in the end zone — but Rattler’s throw drifted too far toward the sideline and fell incomplete.

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