On Sunday, Thomas had 112 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns, the Saints overcame an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to force overtime, and Thomas' understudy, Khiry Robinson, capped a 37-31 victory with a tackle-breaking 18-yard touchdown run.
If the New Orleans Saints emerge this season from the rubble of a 1-3 start, and proceed to ascend to some of the heights they envisioned they believed attainable this season, then Sunday at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome
The Saints improve to 2-3 after coming from behind to beat the Buccaneers 37-31 in overtime from a Khiry Robinson touchdown run.
New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham (80) is slow to get up after being tackled by Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Major Wright (31) during the game at the Superdome in New Orleans, Sunday, October 5, 2014. (David Grunfeld, NOLA.com / The
New Orleans Saints outside linebacker Khairi Fortt (54) works on an interception drill during Saints training camp at the Greenbrier resort in West Virginia on Friday, August 1, 2014. (Michael DeMocker, Nola.com / The Times-Picayune) (Michael DeMocker).