Naysayers will point to myriad blown coverages, especially early in the game. Brees hit Willie Snead on a 34-yard flea flicker in the first quarter. His third touchdown pass came on a 53-yarder to Marques Colston, where he was passed off by two separate defenders before waltzing into zero coverage. But that was merely a subplot. In those 60 minutes, we were treated to vintage, 2011-style Brees -- a player we thought was long lost to shoulder injuries and a slowly-dying offense. For at least one afternoon, the evasive pocket presence and jump pass was back. The laser, which was evident on the flea flicker and a few other bombs where he needed the type of upper-body strength to hurl it more than half a field in the air without setting his feet, was once again a staple in New Orleans.