The December blues proceed for the Jets.
The Saints (5-10), behind 5 subject objectives by Charlie Smyth, defeated the Jets (3-12) 29-6 on the Caesars Superdome.
New Orleans received its third consecutive sport whereas the Jets misplaced their third in a row and fourth out of their final 5 video games.
Saints rookie quarterback Tyler Shough carved up the Jets protection after ending 32-for-49 with 308 yards and a landing move. Broad receiver Chris Olave caught 10 receptions for 148 yards and two touchdowns. Saints defensive finish Cam Jordan recorded two of the Saints eight sacks.
Sunday marked Chris Harris‘ first sport as Jets interim defensive coordinator. Jets head coach Aaron Glenn fired former defensive coordinator Steve Wilks after the group allowed 82 factors in back-to-back losses to the Dolphins and Jaguars.
Nonetheless, the Jets protection saved the Saints out of the tip zone within the first half with its bend-but-don’t-break protection. Not like in earlier weeks, when receivers seemingly ran free on passing downs, the Jets’ move protection was tighter underneath Harris, relying extra on zone protection than underneath Wilks, who ran extra man protection schemes.
The Jets additionally pressured their third turnover of the 12 months on the second play of the sport when Malachi Moore stripped Taysom Hill after an eight-yard run, and Qwan’tez Stiggers recovered the ball on the Saints’ 37.
Gang Inexperienced was solely capable of handle a subject purpose off the turnover. After struggling for a bulk of the season, Jamien Sherwood had his finest sport of the season after registering seven tackles and a sack.
Nonetheless, the Jets protection couldn’t keep the identical play after halftime. They gave up 20 factors within the second half, together with a 38-yard fourth-quarter landing move from Hill to Olave.
Within the second begin of his profession, Brady Prepare dinner failed to point out a lot progress from final week’s sport in Jacksonville. Tyrod Taylor, who was missed final week’s sport because of a groin damage, backed up Prepare dinner. Justin Fields (knee), who began 9 video games, was the emergency quarterback after he was inactive.
After throwing three interceptions towards the Jaguars, Jets offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand referred to as a conservative sport within the first half. Prepare dinner accomplished 8-of-12 passes for simply 74 yards.
However when the Jets fell behind by double-digits, Engstrand needed to dial up extra move performs, and Prepare dinner struggled within the second half. Within the third quarter, on the 46-yard line, ex-Jet Nathan Shepherd strip-sacked Prepare dinner, and Chase Younger recovered the ball for the Saints. New Orleans turned the turnover into Smyth’s fourth subject purpose of the sport to increase its result in 13.
On the Jets subsequent offensive drive in Saints territory, Prepare dinner threw an interception to Jonas Sanker and that just about ended any probability of a Jets comeback.
Prepare dinner was sacked eight instances because of his lack of pocket presence. Their dashing assault and Breece Corridor additionally struggled to get going. He completed with 54 dashing yards on the bottom and the Jets averaged simply 3.2 yards dashing.
Penalties, which haven’t been a difficulty in current weeks, had been a difficulty towards the Saints. The Jets dedicated seven penalties for 54 yards, with two of them on guard John Simpson, which ended up being drive killers.
The Jets will play their last sport at MetLife Stadium this season subsequent weekend after they host the Patriots.
