Regular Season Week 1: Saints at Jets
September 06, 2026 68° New York Stadium
Attendance: 67,272 (93%)
Saints 3 2 0 0 - 5
Jets 0 0 3 0 - 3
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Saints: 4-5-NYJ 7 (5:59) 9-Robert Kleinman 26 yard field goal is GOOD. NYJ 0 NOS 3
(Qtr 2) Saints: 1-10-NYJ 2 (5:14) 17-Frank Willems sacked at NYJ -5 for -7 yards (73-Dwight Blount). Sack allowed by 64-Roy Lirette. SAFETY! (73-Dwight Blount) NYJ 0 NOS 5
(Qtr 3) Jets: 4-15-NOS 24 (12:05) 14-David Persons 42 yard field goal is GOOD. NYJ 3 NOS 5
Team Statistics
Jets Saints
First Downs 8 17
- Rushing 3 1
- Passing 5 14
- Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 99 320
- Offensive Plays 52 67
- Yards Per Play 1.90 4.78
Net Rushing Yards 48 60
- Rushing Attempts 18 25
- Yards Per Rush 2.67 2.40
Net Passing Yards 51 260
- Att/Comp/Int 29 / 18 / 0 37 / 27 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 88 295
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5 / 37 5 / 35
- Yards Per Pass Play 1.50 6.19
- Yards Per Completion 4.89 10.93
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 3 / 2
3rd Down Conversions 1 / 13 6 / 17
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 10.6 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 26 5 / 35
Punt Returns/Yards 4 / 34 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 54
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 24
Time of Possession 26:46 33:13
Drive Charts
Jets
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:34 OWN 25 6 21 Punt
1 5:57 4:24 OWN 25 7 26 Punt
2 14:47 2:46 OWN 21 5 13 Punt
2 8:28 1:40 OWN 20 3 1 Punt
2 5:13 0:03 OWN 2 1 -7 Safety
2 3:43 1:51 OPP 49 3 7 Punt
2 0:59 0:59 OPP 49 3 -10 Half
3 14:50 2:48 OPP 34 5 9 Field Goal
3 5:29 1:34 OWN 20 3 -5 Punt
3 0:46 2:56 OWN 42 5 19 Punt
4 11:22 2:13 OWN 48 4 11 Punt
4 7:03 1:27 OPP 48 3 2 Punt
4 1:44 0:31 OWN 20 4 10 Downs
Saints
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:26 5:30 OWN 11 8 82 Field Goal
1 1:33 1:45 OWN 20 5 18 Punt
2 12:01 3:33 OWN 19 8 53 Interception
2 6:48 1:35 OWN 30 4 25 Punt
2 5:10 1:27 OWN 41 3 -6 Fumble
2 1:52 0:53 OWN 2 3 5 Punt
3 15:00 0:10 OWN 21 1 0 Fumble
3 12:02 6:33 OWN 25 11 39 Punt
3 3:54 3:09 OWN 40 6 25 Missed FG
4 12:50 1:29 OWN 6 3 2 Punt
4 9:08 2:05 OWN 11 3 -7 Punt
4 5:35 3:51 OWN 7 9 48 Punt
4 1:13 1:13 OPP 27 3 1 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Jets
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#47 Blaine McAllister 13 35 2.69 14 2 0
#17 Frank Willems 1 7 7.00 7 0 0
#28 Clemente Callis 4 6 1.50 11 1 0
Saints
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#37 Phillip Sorensen 10 26 2.60 7 0 0
#83 Nathaniel Lashley 9 22 2.44 5 0 0
#21 Michael Haldeman 2 9 4.50 8 0 0
#12 Robert Ruiz 2 3 1.50 6 0 0
#15 David Peterson 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Jets
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 Frank Willems 29 18 88 5 / 37 0 17 0 66.45
Saints
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#15 David Peterson 36 27 295 4 / 27 0 38 1 87.15
#3 Keith Silvis 1 0 0 1 / 8 0 0 0 39.58
Receiving Stats
Jets
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#81 Robert Hiers 4 38 9.50 15 0
#15 Edward Schindler 3 34 11.33 17 0
#87 Allan Traylor 1 8 8.00 8 0
#47 Blaine McAllister 5 6 1.20 9 0
#84 David Plemons 1 2 2.00 2 0
#28 Clemente Callis 4 0 0.00 5 0
Saints
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#37 Phillip Sorensen 3 74 24.67 38 0
#88 Douglas Hoskins 6 52 8.67 14 0
#83 Nathaniel Lashley 3 47 15.67 20 0
#89 Peter Thomas 5 45 9.00 19 0
#12 Robert Ruiz 3 43 14.33 16 0
#82 Edward Myers 4 20 5.00 13 0
#84 Dion Hickman 1 8 8.00 8 0
#21 Michael Haldeman 1 4 4.00 4 0
#28 Jose Cummings 1 2 2.00 2 0
Blocking Stats
Jets
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#64 Roy Lirette 45 22 2 5
#71 Richard Garcia 45 24 1 3
#69 Steven Rector 45 15 1 3
#73 Keith Nieto 45 29 0 2
#58 Kevin McKenzie 45 20 0 0
#15 Edward Schindler 0 17 0 0
#49 Michael Hill 19 15 0 0
#28 Clemente Callis 11 4 0 0
#81 Robert Hiers 4 20 0 1
#84 David Plemons 0 20 0 1
#83 Edmund Schneck 0 5 0 0
#56 James Huddle 7 4 0 1
#1 Charles Wilson 10 0 0 0
#40 Lester Snyder 0 5 0 1
#78 George Hernandez 0 4 0 0
#36 Paul Roberts 0 2 0 0
#72 Michael Smith 1 2 0 0
#24 Manuel Shannon 0 3 0 0
#32 Damon Clothier 0 1 0 0
#47 Blaine McAllister 11 3 0 1
#54 Ellsworth Turner 0 2 0 0
#41 Harvey Jacobs 0 1 0 0
#48 Edward Riojas 0 1 0 0
#87 Allan Traylor 0 1 0 0
#96 Salvador Collazo 0 4 0 0
#3 Leo Vila 0 2 0 0
#59 Ryan Verville 0 1 0 0
#50 Joseph Perreira 1 0 0 0
#66 Jorge Bach 2 0 0 0
#97 Edgardo Baker 0 2 0 0
#42 Larry Arnold 0 1 0 0
#92 James Clarke 0 1 0 0
Saints
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#70 Denny Patterson 51 33 2 2
#57 David Winston 49 37 1 1
#66 Cannonball Butler 51 35 1 3
#84 George Hanson 1 8 1 1
#93 Albert Cosentino 0 3 0 0
#1 Ben McNeil 42 39 0 0
#89 Marcellus Jewell 0 2 0 0
#88 Douglas Hoskins 0 9 0 0
#82 Edward Myers 8 21 0 1
#67 Enrique Faucette 51 34 0 2
#83 Nathaniel Lashley 6 4 0 0
#12 Robert Ruiz 6 9 0 0
#28 Jose Cummings 16 21 0 0
#37 Phillip Sorensen 16 5 0 0
#21 Michael Haldeman 4 1 0 0
#84 Dion Hickman 0 18 0 2
#75 George Deleon 9 1 0 0
#63 Wallace Ouimet 4 0 0 0
#75 Benjamin Brashear 9 0 0 0
#89 Peter Thomas 0 5 0 0
#32 Harold Walker 6 2 0 0
#51 Greg Brazina 0 2 0 0
#42 Melvin King 0 2 0 0
#95 Robert Powers 0 2 0 0
#98 Stephen Papa 0 2 0 1
#97 Robert Delgadillo 0 2 0 0
#74 Edward Goodman 0 2 0 0
#54 Walter Roberts 0 2 0 1
#72 Cody Soto 0 2 0 0
Interception Stats
Jets
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#42 Larry Arnold 1 0 0.00 0
Saints
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Jets
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#56 James Huddle 0 1 1 0
#96 Salvador Collazo 0 0 1 0
#39 Robert Wentworth 0 1 0 0
#97 Edgardo Baker 0 0 1 0
Saints
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#83 Nathaniel Lashley 2 0 0 0
#12 Robert Ruiz 1 0 0 0
#67 Enrique Faucette 0 1 0 0
Punting
Jets
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#19 Clarence Wagner 9 377 41.89 39.22 53 6
Saints
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Ian Watson 7 339 48.43 36.57 52 1
Kicking
Jets
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#14 David Persons 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 42 0 / 0
Saints
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Robert Kleinman 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 26 0 / 0
Punt Return
Jets
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#39 Robert Wentworth 4 34 8.5 12 0
Saints
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Jets
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Saints
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#89 Marcellus Jewell 2 54 27.0 0
Defensive Stats
Jets
Name Tackles Sacks
#39 Robert Wentworth 9 0
#97 Edgardo Baker 9 1
#42 Larry Arnold 4 0
#24 Manuel Shannon 4 0
#48 Edward Riojas 4 0
#40 Lester Snyder 3 0
#56 James Huddle 3 0
#94 Robert Kendrick 3 0
#41 Harvey Jacobs 3 0
#98 Lee Mifflin 2 0
#30 Alex Allen 2 0
#59 Ryan Verville 2 2
#32 Damon Clothier 1 0
#36 Paul Roberts 1 0
#54 Ellsworth Turner 1 1
#3 Leo Vila 1 0
#65 Donald Stedman 1 1
Saints
Name Tackles Sacks
#73 Dwight Blount 5 2
#32 Harold Walker 5 0
#93 Albert Cosentino 5 0
#95 Robert Powers 4 0
#54 Walter Roberts 4 0
#74 Edward Goodman 4 1
#32 William Busse 4 0
#97 Robert Delgadillo 3 1
#27 Michael Kelly 3 0
#30 Tyler Olivarria 3 1
#35 Mark Moore 1 0
#63 Wallace Ouimet 1 0
#37 Phillip Sorensen 1 0
#83 Nathaniel Lashley 1 0
#88 Douglas Hoskins 1 0
#42 Melvin King 1 0
#75 George Deleon 1 0