Demario Davis ceded the moment.

Before each game, the New Orleans Saints linebacker breaks down the huddle in an attempt to motivate his team. He has taken on the mantle for five straight years, stepping into the role after Drew Brees’ retirement. But on Sunday, shortly after he began speaking, the 36-year-old stepped aside: He informed the group that Taysom Hill had something to say instead.

“All right men, I don’t got a lot, but this is what I know about the game, man,” Hill shouted in a video posted by the Saints. “You can’t cheat this game! It takes everything you got!”

Hill’s speech proved prescient: To capture their first win of the season — a 26-14 win over the New York Giants — the Saints had to give everything they had. They had to excel in areas they had yet to shine this

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