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Derek Carr, who completed 33 of 55 for 301
yards, drove New Orleans to a first-and-goal at the 6 in the
final minute, but threw four straight incompletions. Saints
tight end Foster Moreau was wide open in the end zone when he
dropped a third-down pass with 25 seconds left.
Down by 11 at halftime, the Saints drove to Blake Grupe's
42-yard field goal on the first possession of the third quarter
to get within 17-9.
Foyesade Oluokun made the Jaguars' NFL-leading 16th takeaway
when he intercepted Carr and returned 24 yards for a touchdown
that pushed the lead to 24-9.
On the second play of the fourth quarter, Taysom Hill ran 1 yard
on fourth down for a touchdown that reduced the lead to 24-16.
Jacksonville's Travis Etienne Jr., who rushed for two
touchdowns, was stopped for no gain on fourth-and-1 at the New
Orleans 47 midway through the fourth. Three plays later, Carr
threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Michael Thomas and connected
with Alvin Kamara for a two-point conversion that tied the score
with 6:38 remaining.
The Jaguars received the opening kickoff and drove 75 yards,
scoring on Etienne's 2-yard touchdown run.
The Saints moved into scoring range on the ensuing possession,
but Grupe was wide right on a 51-yard field-goal attempt.
New Orleans recovered a fumbled punt at the Jacksonville 17 but
could drive only 12 yards. Grupe kicked a 23-yard field goal to
trim the lead to 7-3 at the end of the first quarter.
On the fourth play of the second quarter, Etienne ran 17 yards
for a touchdown and a 14-3 lead.
Grupe added a 35-yard field goal and Brandon McManus answered
with a 43-yard field goal, leaving the Jaguars with a 17-6
halftime lead.
--Field Level Media
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