With the New Orleans Saints giving almost all of their starters the second preseason game of 2022 off, one veteran did start and made the most of it. Kicker Wil Lutz, who missed all of the 2021 season because of injury, drilled a 59-yard field goal at the end of the first quarter against the Green Bay Packers on Friday night at Lambeau Field. Lutz's longest kick in the regular season is 58 yards. Friday's kick may have been good from 65 yards.
Another potential starter - first round draft pick Chris Olave - provided a touchdown with a 20-yard reception from quarterback Ian Book in the closing seconds of the second quarter as the Saints entered halftime down 13-10.
Saints receiver Kirk Merritt also turned in a highlight with his 59-yard kickoff return. It was the play that set up Lutz's big kick.
