NY Jets @ New Orleans Saints: Game Preview

by Dave Cariello on Sep 30, 2009 6:00 AM CDT

NEW YORK JETS (3-0) AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (3-0)

SERIES

	JETS	SAINTS
SERIES LEADER	Series tied, 5-5
STREAKS		4 of past 5
COACHES VS. OPP.	Ryan: 0-0	Payton: 0-0
LAST WEEK	W 24-17 vs. Titans	W 27-7 at Bills
LAST GAME	11/27/05: Saints 21 at Jets 19. New Orleans QB Aaron Brooks throws for 3 TDs to hold off late rally by New York QB Brooks Bollinger & snap 6-game losing streak.
LAST GAME AT SITE	11/4/01: Jets 16, Saints 9. New York DE John Abraham records 4 sacks to lead Jets defense, which totaled 8 sacks & 3 turnovers, holding New Orleans to 246 total yards.
BROADCAST	CBS (3:05 PM CT): Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf. SIRIUS: 121 (NYJ), 123 (NO). XM: 105 (NO).

STATS

PASSING	Sanchez (R): 49-83-606-4-2-87.7	Brees: 67-97-841 (2C)-9 (1L)-2-118.1 (1L)
RUSHING	Jones: 48-181-3.8-2 (T3C)	Bell: 45-229-5.1-1
RECEIVING	Cotchery: 18 (T3C)-285 (3L)-15.8-1	Colston: 15-195-13.0-3 (1L)
OFFENSE	315.0	438.0 (1L)
TAKE/GIVE	+3 (T2C)	+4 (T3C)
DEFENSE	256.0 (2C)	312.3
SACKS	Harris: 2	Grant: 1.5
INTs	4 tied: 1	Sharper: 3 (T1L)
PUNTING	Weatherford: 40.7	Morstead (R): 46.5
KICKING	Feely: 22 (7/7 PAT; 5/5 FG)	Carney: 30 (2C) (15/15 PAT; 5/6 FG)

NOTES

JETS: Club aims to start season 4-0 for 1st time since ’04 & seeks 2nd consecutive win at NO…QB MARK SANCHEZ (1st round, No. 5) can become 1st rookie QB to start and win team’s 1st 4 games of season in Super Bowl era. Recorded 1st career rush TD last week. Aims for 4th consecutive game w/TD pass…For career, RB THOMAS JONES averages 102.6 rush yards per game when he has 20+ att. Has 4 rush TDs in past 3 against NFC. Teams are 31-14 (.689) when he records 20+ att…WR JERRICHO COTCHERY is averaging 95 receiving yards per game (285 total) in ’09 & posted season-high 108 receiving yards last week…TE DUSTIN KELLER averages 15.6 yards per catch in ’09…Defense ranks 2nd in NFL allowing 11 points per game (Denver, 5.3)…LB DAVID HARRIS registered 1st career INT last week. Leads team in tackles (21) & sacks (2) in ’09…S ERIC SMITH posted 1st INT of ’09 last week…DT KRIS JENKINS has 19 career sacks vs. NFC… Since ’01, Jets lead NFL with 11 KR-TDs…

SAINTS: Lead NFL with 120 points, most by team in 1st 3 games since 1968 (Dal., 132)…QB DREW BREES leads NFL with 118.1 rating & 9 pass TDs. Since joining NO in 2006, leads NFL with 14,751 passing yards, 97 TDs & 25 300-yard games. In past 23, Brees has 15 300-yard games (65.2 pct.)…RB-PR REGGIE BUSH has 25 career TDs (13 rush, 8 rec, 4 PR) & is only player in team history to score via rush, rec. & PR. RB PIERRE THOMAS rushed for 126 yards & 2 TDs last week. Has 11 TDs (8 rush, 3 rec.) in past 8. RB LYNELL HAMILTON scored 1st career TD last week…WR MARQUES COLSTON has 7 TDs in past 6. TE JEREMY SHOCKEY has 435 receptions since 2002, 3rd most in NFL among TEs. WR DEVERY HENDERSON averages 21.4 yards per catch in career. Had 30-yard TD in last game vs. NYJ…LB JONATHAN VILMA played 4 years with NYJ & was selected to Pro Bowl & named Defensive Rookie of Year. S DARREN SHARPER leads active players with 57 INTs. DE WILL SMITH had sack in last meeting. Had sack & 1st career INT last week.

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gotta get pressure

Pressure, pressure, pressure, pressure, pressure, pressure!! Just don’t lightly tap Sanchez on the helmet.

by jack_casse on Sep 30, 2009 9:00 AM CDT reply actions

Are you listening, Anthony Hargrove? If they’re going to call you for a personal foul anyway, make it worth it.

Super Bowl 44: "If you play in this league and it's not your goal, there's something wrong with you." -- Marques Colston

by MtnExile on Sep 30, 2009 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions

Saint D....

brought the heat on that rookie and look what happened…. he made a bunch of rookie mistakes. 3 picks and a fumble. GO SAINTS!

by jack_casse on Oct 4, 2009 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions

Was this game...

11/4/01: Jets 16, Saints 9. New York DE John Abraham records 4 sacks to lead Jets defense, which totaled 8 sacks & 3 turnovers, holding New Orleans to 246 total yards.

The Turley helmet throw game?

by GobBluth on Sep 30, 2009 10:00 AM CDT reply actions

yes

"Brees will kill you, but he lets you decide how fast he tightens the garrote." -Chris Brown

by FuSoYa on Sep 30, 2009 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions

Thought so...

but, couldn’t remember if that was ’01 or ’02. I was at that game in the endzone near where it was occurring. I just remember that being an appropriate ending to that game given the numerous brawls that had already ocurred or were ocurring in and around my section during that game. Typical, I know, of night games at the Dome.

by GobBluth on Sep 30, 2009 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions

tricks are something a whore does for money

I love your name. I’m frighteningly obsessed w/ that show.

by jful on Sep 30, 2009 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions

Me too...

Let’s hope that punk, Michael Cera, caves and signs on for the long-rumored movie.

by GobBluth on Sep 30, 2009 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions

Argghh!

I really dislike waiting for 3pm kickoffs. I guess that’s my only complaint. Just excited, ready for this battle to get going. Who Dat!

by cck781 on Sep 30, 2009 10:56 AM CDT reply actions

I hear ya!!!

And because Fox has the double header this weekend, most of the country won’t see this one. Bet NBC is wishing the flex schedule was here.

Before you pick your Super Bowl winner ask yourself this: Can you name an offense that can keep pace with the Saints?- Jerome Bettis

by Dan39465 on Sep 30, 2009 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions

Me too.

Last week’s wait was bad enough. This week it will feel excruciating. I can’t wait to see what the defense does to Sanchez.

by SaintsFan-KS on Sep 30, 2009 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions

try waiting for 4pm

that’s how it is on the east coast

by brotherbrown on Oct 1, 2009 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions

Agree

Hate late games. Of course winning them makes it worth the wait. Thank heavens for direct tv.

A SAINT in Panther country

by carolinasaintsfan on Sep 30, 2009 12:41 PM CDT reply actions

agreed

Superbowl bound!!!...I know! do you?! Go Saints!!

by skinnykinney on Sep 30, 2009 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions

Late games

are especially irritating for season ticket holders. Whereas I’m typically able to make it home for the second half of 3:00pm games, I miss virtually all of the early games when the time slots are reversed. They should at least play the game that holds the most interest to Saints fans on the Superdome Jumbotron, while we’re sitting around twiddling our thumbs, waiting for the game to start. That’s what they do in St. Louis.

"It feels like a tiny prick " -Reggie Bush

by coldpizza on Sep 30, 2009 1:09 PM CDT reply actions

CBS

Channel 10 CBS in the Laf. area has the game!! Rock on beat the crap out the Jets!!
Lovin every minute of it !!!!!!!!!

by Nomoaints on Sep 30, 2009 2:28 PM CDT reply actions

It's being shown in all of Kansas too, that's a switch

here’s the map again

"That's a done dollar." -#94

by stujo4 on Sep 30, 2009 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions

Gumbel & Dierdorf?

This is a marquee match up this weekend, and we have to listen to Dierdorf? Crap. Maybe I’ll mute the TV and turn on Henderson on the radio.

Looking forward to: big day for Drew and Shockey

Not looking forward to: Kris Jenkins mauling Goodwin. :(

by HB-NOLA on Sep 30, 2009 2:47 PM CDT reply actions

I assume Dierdorf will be at the base of the bridge to the main entrance of the dome, charging a toll.

"Brees will kill you, but he lets you decide how fast he tightens the garrote." -Chris Brown

by FuSoYa on Sep 30, 2009 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

+1 @ the Billy Goats Gruff

Perhaps the next best thing to a Public Enemy reference. Well played, sir.

"It feels like a tiny prick " -Reggie Bush

by coldpizza on Oct 1, 2009 7:25 AM CDT up reply actions

goodwin

will be fine. He’s been the most consistent linemen of em all. How many tines have u seen guys coming at Drew from the middle? Idt I’ve seen it once this season.

by LocoSaint on Sep 30, 2009 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions

we got Gumbled and Dierdorfed too for the Dolphins Falcons.

Nantz and Sims did Jets and Texans, and now they will do Ravens and Patroits, but you’re right, they should do this game. Maybe they don’t like the NFC that much.

by brotherbrown on Oct 1, 2009 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Great.

Looks like we’re the only area in the country blacked out for the Dallas/Denver game. Those informercials must really pay well.

If we could just sythesize life in a laboratory, we could prove that the creation of life requires no intelligence.

by Tigernut on Sep 30, 2009 3:55 PM CDT reply actions

Headin down fri

Can’t wait for some gumbo boudin and an ass whoopin! Who Dat!

by saints fan in cowboyland! on Sep 30, 2009 9:28 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

awesome!!!

have fun, bro!

by xen-cuts on Oct 1, 2009 6:35 AM CDT up reply actions

ATTN: Saints Fans In Dallas...

Where are you watching the game this weekend?

Obviously, the Dallas game is going to be on the ‘big screen’ at most restaurants/bars; but if you’ve got any NOLA friendly places to watch the game, I’d love to hear ’em.

Thanks in advance!

by Dan Kelly on Oct 1, 2009 6:17 PM CDT reply actions