Tucker said he thinks the controversy could spur a resolution

Former NFL offensive lineman Ross Tucker said an erroneous call by the replacements that decided a game was bound to happen sooner or later.

"I think the biggest shame of it is that anybody with half a brain could see this coming," said Tucker, who played for Washington, Dallas, Buffalo and New England. "If you watched the preseason games, if you watched the first two weeks of regular season games, it was inevitable."

Tucker said he thinks the controversy could spur a resolution between the league and the regular officials.

"I do think they'll get something done in the next few days because of the pressure," Tucker said. "But it's so frustrating, because why did it have to come to this? This could have been done last week. Maybe the league was hoping this wouldn't happen, or it wouldn't be this bad if it did happen. But you could see it coming from a mile away. They could have avoided this train wreck and yet they chose not to."

Brees completed fewer than half his passes for the first time since Dec. 24

Drew Brees led the Saints' offense onto the field with a chance to complete an unlikely comeback in the final minutes, only to throw another errant pass.

Washington safety DeJonGomes snagged Brees' overthrown ball for receiver Lance Moore and returned it to the New Orleans 4, setting up the decisive touchdown in the Redskins' 40-32 victory over the Saints on Sunday.

Brees completed fewer than half his passes for the first time since Dec. 24, 2006, part of a sloppy, penalty-marred performance as New Orleans lost at home for the first time since 2010.

"It's hard to believe we even had a chance to tie it at the end," Brees said. "When you make that many mistakes, you don't deserve to win."