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Jets @ Saints
Sunday, October 04, 2009
3:05 PM CT
Louisiana Superdome; New Orleans, La.
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| Scoreboard |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
OT |
Total |
| Saints |
3 |
14 |
0 |
7 |
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24 |
| Jets |
0 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
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10 |
Fast Fact
New Orleans safety DARREN SHARPER registered his 10th career interception- return touchdown (99 yards) in the Saints’ 24-10 win over the New York Jets. Sharper joins Pro Football Hall of Famer ROD WOODSON (12) as the only players in NFL history to record at least 10 career INT-TDs. Sharper, who had a 97-yard INT-TD in Week 2 against Philadelphia, joins DEION SANDERS (1994) as the only players in league annals with two INT-TDs of at least 90 yards in one season.
By The Number
99 - Darren Sharper set a Saints record with the longest INT return in team history, a 99-yard runback in the 2nd quarter.
Key Play
The Saints took a 3-0 lead on a 34-yard field goal by John Carney.
Darren Sharper intercepted a Mark Sanchez pass and returned it 99 yards for a touchdown and a 10-0 lead.
Will Smith sacked Sanchez and stripped the ball in the end zone where Remi Ayodele recovered it for a touchdown and a 17-0 lead.
New York got on the board with a 38-yard Jay Feely field goal, cutting the lead to 17-3.
Jets RB Thomas Jones scored on a 15-yard TD run to narrow the margin to 17-10.
The Saints made it 24-10 on a 1-yard TD run by Pierre Thomas.
Injury Report
Inactive Players
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