The New Orleans Saints completed a thrilling comeback win over the Houston Texans in their Week 1 victory, the first Monday Night Football game of the year. With just seconds left on the clock, Saints quarterback Drew Brees found veteran wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. for a short gain to set the Saints up in field goal range near midfield, setting up Wil Lutz to be the hero.

The next day, the Houston Texans released the player who let Ginn put Lutz in position to win the game. They cut veteran cornerback Aaron Colvin despite the $7.5 million due to him, less than two years into the four-year, $34 million contract he signed last season.

There were other concerns; Colvin was a poor fit in Houston, appearing in just 10 games last year while managing an ankle injury. He failed to make an impact in pass defense and did not record an interception.

But he didn’t put himself in off-coverage during the most critical down of the game against the Saints. That decision was up to defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel and head coach Bill O’Brien, who opted to defend the home-run pass and gave Ginn and Brees plenty of free space to work with to set up the field goal attempt. Their decision put Colvin in a losing position, which compounded with earlier frustration to get him released.