鈥?Mark Ingram gave the Saints much more than the first-down
run they needed to wind down the clock on the Jets.His determined burst across
the line of scrimmage thrust him into New York’s defensive backfield with too
much speed and vigor for anyone to catch him 鈥?a fitting finish to one of his
better days in a memorable season.Ingram ran for two touchdowns and gained 151
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Orleans overcame three turnovers to defeat the reeling Jets 31-19 on
Sunday.“Getting the ball into his hands is obviously what we want to do,” Saints
center Max Unger said of Ingram, who has eclipsed 1,000 yards rushing for a
second straight season. “We’ve got to get him going because when he has a chance
to make plays like that 鈥?you can see it 鈥?he’s explosive.”Ingram’s 54-yard gain
on a screen, which set up a field goal, was the longer of his two 50-yard
plays.“He’s making people miss. He’s creating
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a 10-yard touchdown catch.The Saints (10-4) needed to beat the Jets (5-9) to
maintain a tenuous hold on first place in the NFC South. New Orleans leads
Carolina (10-4) on head-to-head results. Atlanta (8-5) can pull one game behind
by beating Tampa Bay on Monday night.The Jets, who were eliminated from the
playoffs, kept it close until Saints receiver Michael Thomas’ fourth-quarter
touchdown on a 4-yard slant made it 24-13.Bryce Petty made his first start at
quarterback for New York this season, completing 19 of 39 passes for 179 yards
and a touchdown. He was intercepted twice 鈥?once by Craig Robertson on a tipped
pass and once by Marshon Lattimore on a long, inconsequential throw as the game
ended.“As far as understanding the game plan and knowing what you see out there,
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there, the better I’m going to get.”Jets coach Todd Bowles offered a more tepid
assessment, but said the third-year QB remains the starter.“He just didn’t make
any plays,” Bowles said. “Plays that we needed him to make to win the game, he
didn’t make. He will get better at that.”Petty’s 2-yard touchdown pass to former
Louisiana-Lafayette running back Elijah McGuire cut New Orleans’ lead to 24-19
with 1:51 left. But the Jets’ onside kick failed.Drew Brees completed 26 of 36
passes for 285 yards and two touchdowns, but also was intercepted deep in New
Orleans territory to set up a Jets field goal at the end of the first
half.MATURE MIKEThomas made nine catches for 93 yards, giving him 94 receptions
this season and making him just the second NFL player with at least 90
receptions in each of his first two seasons 鈥?the other being the New York
Giants’ Odell Beckham.Thomas made first-down grabs of 17
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ended with his 4-yard TD.“They need you to be the man and they need you to make
plays,” Thomas said. “That’s what I signed up for and that’s I like to do. When
the ball is the air, I want to make a play.”FAST STARTNew Orleans scored 17
points on its first three drives. Ingram had four catches for 80 yards on the
first two series and scored the game’s first touchdown on a 1-yard run that made
it 10-0.Bilal Powell briefly pulled New York to 10-7 with his 2-yard run before
New Orleans quickly answered with Kamara’s TD.STAGNANT STINTThe Saints went
seven straight possessions without scoring between the Kamara and Thomas TDs. In
addition to third-down failures, New Orleans turned the ball over three times
鈥?once on Brees’ interception and twice inside the Jets 20 on receiver Brandon
Coleman’s fumbles.MISSING IN ACTIONBowles had little to say about his decision
to leave healthy defensive lineman Muhammad Wilkerson back in New York .“We’re
dealing with that as an internal matter,” Bowles said. “We’ll let you know
later.”INJURIESJets defensive lineman Leonard Williams, whose interception set
up the Jets’ field goal late in the first half, left in the third quarter with
concussion symptoms.Saints tight end Michael Hoomanawanui left in the first half
with concussion symptoms. Right guard Larry Warford went out with concussion
symptoms late in the first half after he tried to make a tackle on Williams’
interception.UP NEXTJets: Host the Chargers in a game with playoff implications
for San Diego.Saints: Host the Falcons in what could be a pivotal contest in the
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The Patriots and Tom Brady, nursing an injured right hand, start conference
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The night game with Minnesota playing at Philadelphia features two
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season as backups.
Keenum played most of the season after Sam Bradford was injured, and Foles
came in after star Carson Wentz was hurt in Week 14.
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