However, New Orleans kicker John Carney missed the ensuing extra point that would have sent the game into overtime, and instead gave Jacksonville the 20–19 victory.

While the Saints led early on in the game 3–0 after a John Carney field goal, the scoring had been mostly dominated by the Jaguars.

Brooks, who had hustled all the way downfield, then laid a block on the last Jaguars defender and Pathon dove into the end zone.

Saints coach Jim Haslett decided not to attempt a two-point conversion to win the game immediately.

The famous reaction of Saints play-by-play radio announcer Jim Henderson was a horrified, anguished scream: "NOOOO!!!

Sports writer Jon Bois calculated the chances of a successful lateral play followed by a missed extra point, based on statistics from the year 2000 onward, to be 1.2% for the lateral play, and the missed extra point from the two-yard line to be 1%.

The Saints would, however, finish their season on a high note the next week with a 13–7 home victory over the very same playoff-bound Cowboys.