LANDOVER, Md. — “Avoid, reset and throw.” Jason Campbell did just that, then hit Santana Moss for a 67-yard touchdown pass that won the game.
Campbell and new Washington Redskins coach Jim Zorn’s West Coast offense succeeded in Week 2 as spectacularly as it failed in Week 1. Campbell went from uncomfortable to prolific, completing 24-of-36 passes for 321 yards Sunday in a 29-24 victory over the New Orleans Saints (1-1).
The big play came with 3:29 left and the Redskins trailing 24-22. Campbell avoided the rush, stepped forward and hit Moss in stride.
Zorn, who got his first win as an NFL coach, had chided Campbell for failing to “avoid, reset and throw” on a similar play in the season-opening loss to the New York Giants, costing the team a potential long touchdown pass to Moss.
Sunday’s completion was the longest of Campbell’s career. Moss finished with seven catches for 164 yards for the Redskins (1-1).
Seventh-round draft pick Chris Horton, making his first NFL start because of Reed Doughty’s illness, was in the right place at the right time with two interceptions off tipped balls and a fumble recovery — accounting for all three Saints turnovers.
