2009 · Week 4
New York Jets at New Orleans Saints
Oct 4, 2009 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · fieldturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints topped New York Jets 24–10. ScoutIndex had favored Saints (64%) going in. Saints improve to 4-0; Jets fall to 3-1. Pierre Thomas was the story of the game with 86 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 4 catches for 46 yards. Jets turned it over 3 times to Saints's 1.
Team stats
| NYJ | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | First downs | 17 |
| 270 | Total yards | 343 |
| 138 | Passing yards | 190 |
| 132 | Rushing yards | 153 |
| 14/27 | Comp / Att | 20/32 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NYJ
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sanchez | 14/27 | 138 | 0 | 3 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sanchez | 4 | 24 | 0 |
| Thomas Jones | 13 | 48 | 1 |
| Leon Washington | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| Shonn Greene | 4 | 23 | 0 |
| Brad Smith | 2 | 20 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerricho Cotchery | 5 | 9 | 71 | 0 |
| Dustin Keller | 3 | 5 | 31 | 0 |
| Leon Washington | 4 | 5 | 24 | 0 |
| Brad Smith | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Chansi Stuckey | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 20/32 | 190 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 19 | 86 | 1 |
| Reggie Bush | 6 | 37 | 0 |
| Robert Meachem | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Heath Evans | 3 | 12 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 4 | 4 | 46 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 4 | 5 | 34 | 0 |
| Marques Colston | 2 | 6 | 33 | 0 |
| Devery Henderson | 3 | 5 | 21 | 0 |
| Robert Meachem | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| David Thomas | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Heath Evans | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Lance Moore | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamar Nesbit | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |