2025 · Week 16
New York Jets at New Orleans Saints
Dec 21, 2025 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · sportturf
Recap
It wasn't close — New Orleans Saints beat New York Jets 29–6. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Saints (63%). Saints improve to 5-10; Jets fall to 3-12. Tyler Shough was the story of the game with 308 passing yards and 1 TD; 8 rushing yards. Saints out-gained the opponent 430–252 in total yards.
Team stats
| NYJ | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | First downs | 23 |
| 252 | Total yards | 430 |
| 188 | Passing yards | 346 |
| 64 | Rushing yards | 84 |
| 22/35 | Comp / Att | 33/50 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(10:42) 6-N.Folk 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-T.Hennessy, Holder-14-A.McNamara.
- Q1(6:35) 39-C.Smyth 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-32-K.Kroeger.
- Q2(14:23) 39-C.Smyth 49 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-32-K.Kroeger.
- Q2(12:41) 6-N.Folk 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-T.Hennessy, Holder-14-A.McNamara.
- Q2(1:34) 39-C.Smyth 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-32-K.Kroeger.
- Q2(:03) 39-C.Smyth 61 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-32-K.Kroeger.
- Q3(:47) (Shotgun) 6-T.Shough pass deep right to 12-C.Olave for 23 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q339-C.Smyth extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-32-K.Kroeger.
- Q4(11:14) 39-C.Smyth 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-32-K.Kroeger.
- Q4(6:07) 68-T.Simpkins reported in as eligible. 6-T.Shough pass short right to 7-T.Hill for 18 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on NO-68-T.Simpkins, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at NYJ 18 - No Play.
- Q4(5:22) 39-C.Smyth 39 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-32-K.Kroeger.
- Q4(2:00) (Shotgun) Direct snap to 7-T.Hill. 7-T.Hill pass deep middle to 12-C.Olave for 38 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q439-C.Smyth extra point is GOOD, Center-49-Z.Wood, Holder-32-K.Kroeger.
Box score
NYJ
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Cook | 22/35 | 188 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Cook | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Breece Hall | 16 | 54 | 0 |
| Isaiah Davis | 3 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breece Hall | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Isaiah Davis | 4 | 4 | 52 | 0 |
| Adonai Mitchell | 3 | 6 | 43 | 0 |
| Stone Smartt | 5 | 5 | 34 | 0 |
| Isaiah Williams | 4 | 4 | 25 | 0 |
| Jeremy Ruckert | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Tyler Johnson | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| John Metchie III | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Jelani Woods | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Arian Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough | 32/49 | 308 | 1 | 0 |
| Taysom Hill | 1/1 | 38 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Taysom Hill | 12 | 42 | 0 |
| Mason Tipton | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Audric Estimé | 5 | 19 | 0 |
| Evan Hull | 5 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Olave | 10 | 16 | 148 | 2 |
| Juwan Johnson | 8 | 9 | 89 | 0 |
| Taysom Hill | 4 | 6 | 36 | 0 |
| Mason Tipton | 4 | 5 | 29 | 0 |
| Audric Estimé | 3 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| Kevin Austin Jr. | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Foster Moreau | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Jack Stoll | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Dante Pettis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |