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New Orleans Saints at New York Jets - Week 9
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CIN
MIA		 20
 22
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ATL
CAR		 10
 34
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SD
WAS		 24
 30
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NO
NYJ		 20
 26
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MIN
DAL		 23
 27
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KC
BUF		 23
 13
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TEN
STL		 28
 21
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PHI
OAK		 49
 20
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TB
SEA		 24
 27
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PIT
NE		 31
 55
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BAL
CLE		 18
 24
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IND
HOU		 27
 24
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CHI
GB		 27
 20
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Saints 27, Jets 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
New Orleans Saints
Rank  Player Projections
QB 1 Drew Brees Pass: 310, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 18 Darren Sproles Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 7-50, 0
RB 19 Pierre Thomas Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 24 Kenny Stills Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
 WR 37 Marques Colston Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 42 Lance Moore Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 4 Jimmy Graham Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
TE 25 Ben Watson Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 5 Garrett Hartley FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 6 Defense / ST  
 
New York Jets
Rank  Player Projections
QB 23 Geno Smith Pass: 200, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 31 Chris Ivory Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 33 Bilal Powell Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 25 Jeremy Kerley Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 50 Stephen Hill Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 23 Zach Sudfeld Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 7 Nick Folk FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 17 Defense / ST  

Game Notes GAME FEATURES brothers REX (NYJ head coach) & ROB (NO defensive coordinator) RYAN...

Saints Since joining NO in 2006, QB Drew Brees leads NFL with 35,861 yards & 263 TDs. Passed for 332 yards, 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 146.1 rating last week. Aims for 3rd consecutive win vs. NYJ... RB Pierre Thomas had 132 scrimmage yards (86 rush, 46 rec.) & rush TD in only game vs. NYJ. Since 2011, RB Darren Sproles leads NFL RBs with 197 catches, 1,743 rec. yards & 15 rec. TDs... Since 2011 (incl. playoffs), TE Jimmy Graham leads NFL TEs with 236 catches & 3,080 yards. Ties for NFL TE lead with 31 TDs in span. Rookie WR Kenny Stills had 3 catches for career-high 129 yards & 2 TDs last week. WR Marques Colston played at Hofstra. Has 7,736 career rec. yards & needs 119 to pass ERIC MARTIN (7,854) for most in franchise history. WR Lance Moore had TD last week... DE Cameron Jordan has 6 sacks in past 6. Rookie Kenny Vaccaro is 1 of 2 rookie S with sack & INT. LB Jonathan Vilma was drafted by NYJ in 1st round (No. 12) in 2004. Played 4 seasons with NYJ (2004-07).

Jets Club is 3-1 at home this season... Against NFC, rookie QB Geno Smith is 2-0 & completed 40 of 58 passes (69 pct.) for 455 yards with 4 TDs vs. 1 INT & 108 rating. Smith is only QB since 1970 merger with 4 game-winning drives in 4th quarter or OT in 1st 7 career games... RB Chris Ivory spent 3 seasons with Saints (2010-2012). Ivory was signed as undrafted free agent by NO. Ivory (104) registered 4th career game with 100+ rush yards & 1st as Jet in last home game... WR David Nelson has 12 catches for 160 yards in past 2 games. WR Jeremy Kerley had TD catch in last game vs. NFC. WR Stephen Hill has career-best in rec. (23) & receiving yards (340) in '13... Defense allows fewest rush yards per game (77.9) in NFL in 2013... DE Muhammad Wilkerson has career-best 7 sacks this season. Aims for 5th straight with sack. Registered 1st career INT last week. Has 4 sacks in past 4 vs. NFC... LB David Harris has team-high 58 tackles in 2013.


Results and Schedule

New Orleans Saints
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 ATL H W 23-17 +6
2 2013-09-15 TB A W 16-14 +2
3 2013-09-22 ARI H W 31-7 +24
4 2013-09-30 MIA H W 38-17 +21
5 2013-10-06 CHI A W 26-18 +8
6 2013-10-13 NE A L 27-30 -3
7   Bye      
8 2013-10-27 BUF H W 35-17 +18
9 2013-11-03 NYJ A    
10 2013-11-10 DAL H    
11 2013-11-17 SF H    
12 2013-11-21 ATL A    
13 2013-12-02 SEA A    
14 2013-12-08 CAR H    
15 2013-12-15 STL A    
16 2013-12-22 CAR A    
17 2013-12-29 TB H    
   

New York Jets
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 TB H W 18-17 +1
2 2013-09-12 NE A L 10-13 -3
3 2013-09-22 BUF H W 27-20 +7
4 2013-09-29 TEN A L 13-38 -25
5 2013-10-07 ATL A W 30-28 +2
6 2013-10-13 PIT H L 6-19 -13
7 2013-10-20 NE H W 30-27 +3
8 2013-10-27 CIN A L 9-49 -40
9 2013-11-03 NO H    
10   Bye      
11 2013-11-17 BUF A    
12 2013-11-24 BAL A    
13 2013-12-01 MIA H    
14 2013-12-08 OAK H    
15 2013-12-15 CAR A    
16 2013-12-22 CLE H    
17 2013-12-29 MIA A    

Injury Report

New Orleans Saints
Out  NT Brodrick Bunkley (calf)
Questionable  WR Marques Colston (knee)
 SS Roman Harper (knee)
 FS Malcolm Jenkins (knee)
 DE Cameron Jordan (ankle)
 FS Kenny Vaccaro (concussion)
Probable  TE Jimmy Graham (foot)
 ILB David Hawthorne (ankle)
 DE Akiem Hicks (knee)
 RB Mark Ingram (toe)
 CB Keenan Lewis (knee)
 WR Kenny Stills (knee)
IR  DE Kenyon Coleman (pectoral, 8/7/2013)
 WR Joe Morgan (knee, 8/27/2013)
 CB Patrick Robinson (knee, 9/18/2013)
 OLB Will Smith (knee, 8/27/2013)
 ILB Jonathan Vilma (knee, 9/3/2013)
PUP  OLB Victor Butler (knee)
   

New York Jets
Out  WR Santonio Holmes (hamstring)
Questionable  TE Jeff Cumberland (concussion)
 RB Alex Green (hamstring)
Probable  FS Antonio Allen (fingers)
 CB Antonio Cromartie (hip)
 NT Kenrick Ellis (back)
 WR Stephen Hill (foot)
 WR Jeremy Kerley (other-illness)
 WR David Nelson (quadriceps)
IR  OLB Antwan Barnes (knee, 10/9/2013)
 CB Aaron Berry (knee, 7/27/2013)
 RB Mike Goodson (knee, 10/15/2013)
 ILB Josh Mauga (back, 9/1/2013)
 QB Mark Sanchez (shoulder, 9/14/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  NO
 Offense 		 NYJ
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 31.0 19.8 23.4 NO
Rushing yards 83.0 119.8 110.4 NYJ
Rushing yards per attempt 3.48 4.09 4.11 NYJ
Completion % 68.9% 61.0% 61.3% NO
Passing yards 303.0 199.8 235.8 NO
Passing yards per completion 11.73 11.20 10.86 NO
Passing yards per attempt 8.08 6.83 6.65 NO
Interceptions 0.3 1.8 1.0 NO
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.0 0.7 NYJ
Sacks allowed 2.7 3.8 2.8 NO
3rd down conversions 43.7% 41.2% 38.0% NO
4th down conversions 100.0% 0.0% 45.4% NO
Time of possession 33:40 30:12 49:18 NO
  Defense Stats Comparison

  NO
 Defense 		 NYJ
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 17.3 28.3 23.4 NO
Rushing yards 99.0 80.0 110.4 NYJ
Rushing yards per attempt 4.64 3.38 4.11 NYJ
Completion % 60.0% 62.6% 61.3% NO
Passing yards 220.7 251.5 235.8 NO
Passing yards per completion 10.48 10.80 10.86 NO
Passing yards per attempt 6.29 6.76 6.65 NO
INT return 1.3 0.3 1.0 NO
Fumble recoveries 0.7 0.0 0.7 NO
Sacks 4.0 3.0 2.8 NO
3rd down conversions 36.7% 37.9% 38.0% NO
4th down conversions 20.0% 33.3% 45.4% NO
Time of possession 26:00 29:46 49:18 NO

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   NO   NYJ  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 10.8 9.6 9.0 NO
Yards per kick return 19.8 21.1 24.2 NYJ
Yards allowed per punt return 6.3 10.1 9.0 NO
Yards allowed per kick return 25.5 24.8 24.2 NYJ
  Misc Stats Comparison

   NO   NYJ  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.7 7.5 6.4 NO
Penalty yards 43.7 60.0 55.8 NO

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 of the 2013 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 3 to 8 with no adjustment.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

New Orleans Saints vs. New York Jets
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 8 2001-11-04 NYJ NO 16-9 NYJ
2005 12 2005-11-27 NO NYJ 21-19 NO
2009 4 2009-10-04 NYJ NO 10-24 NO

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.