NEW ORLEANS (AP) Just call them the unopportunistic Jets.
New York forced three turnovers in quick succession against the Saints and scored a total of three points off of them on Sunday. The 31-19 loss – their
seventh in nine games – officially eliminated them from the playoffs.
”When you get three turnovers
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plays.”
Article continues below ... The offense and third-year quarterback Bryce Petty, making his first start of the season in place of the injured Josh McCown, really came up empty when the
defense gave them a boost.
When defensive lineman Leonard Williams returned Drew Brees’ interception to the New Orleans 11 with 1:19 left in the first half
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field goal that cut their deficit to 17-10.
When Jets defensive backs Jamal Adams and Buster Skrine forced fumbles from Saints wide receiver Brandon Coleman on back-to-back drives in the second half,
New York’s offense went three-and-out the first time and picked up one first
down on the next possession. Even the first down came on an unnecessary
roughness penalty on Saints cornerback Ken Crawley.
New York’s longest gain on any possession after the turnovers was a 6-yard run by Matt Forte.
”We couldn’t have asked for a better opportunity,” Petty said. ”We just have to capitalize.”
Petty improved a week after going 2 of 9 for 14 yards in relief of McCown during an ugly 23-0 loss to Denver. Still, he completed fewer than half of his
passes
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In a meeting of quarterbacks who wear No. 9, he came up short in his matchup with Saints quarterback Drew Brees despite having a 3-inch height advantage. New
Orleans defensive end Cameron Jordan knocked down four of Petty’s throws-three
times on third down.
”I feel like I’m a little bit taller than their No. 9,” Petty said. ”It’s just one of those things. The defensive linemen are good at reading that kind of
stuff. It’s just little things like moving your head right or left or arm angle,
that kind of stuff. It comes with being in there.”
Even his best possession — a 12-play, 75-yard drive i
n the first half that ended in a 2-yard touchdown run by Bilal Powell — was aided by back-to-back
penalties on the Saints.
”He was high on some balls and low on some others
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”The plays we needed to make to win the game, he didn’t make them, but he’ll get better.”
New York was unable to overcome a slow start defensively. The Saints scored 17 points on their first three possessions, going ahead 17-7. After holding New
Orleans without a point on its next seven series
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New Orleans regained a double-digit lead on Mike Thomas’ 4-yard touchdown catch with 7:39 left in the game and sealed the victory on Mark Ingram’s 50-yard
touchdown run with 1:33 to go.
Before that play, the Jets had held the Saints to 81 yards rushing on 27 attempts despite missing benched defensive lineman Muhammad Wilkerson.
”It’s very frustrating when you get off the field after a turnover and it feels like things should be different when you are in that position,” cornerback
Morris Claiborne said. ”But coming out of the gate, we gave up two touchdowns on
the first three drives. It’s hard to beat those type of teams when you do
that.”
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