Big Cat Country
The preseason continues as the Jacksonville Jaguars head to New Orleans to face the Saints. The Jags and Saints have played each other eight times, and the Saints currently lead with a 5 – 3 record. Let’s take a stroll through franchise history to look at the good, the bad, and the ugly from the team’s series against the Saints.
Series results
The Good
Week 11: at Alltel Stadium on November 21, 1999
Final score: Saints – 23, Jaguars – 41
Attendance: 69,772
Reggie Barlow, Damon Jones, Jimmy Smith, and James Stewart scored touchdowns. Mark Brunell completed 19 out of 30 attempted passes for 351 yards. James Stewart led the team with 87 rushing yards, and Jimmy Smith led with 220 receiving yards. Mike Hollis made both attempted field goals. Fernando Bryant recorded an interception. Brant Boyer and Larry Smith registered sacks.
Honorable mention: Foye Oluokun’s pick six during the Jaguars’ Week 7 win in 2023
The Bad
Week 4: at EverBank Field on October 2, 2011
Final score: Saints – 23, Jaguars – 10
Attendance: 62,471
Zach Miller scored a touchdown. Blaine Gabbert completed 16 out of 42 attempted passes for 196 yards. Maurice Jones-Drew led the team with 84 rushing yards, and Mike Thomas led with 73 receiving yards. Josh Scobee made the attempted field goal. Paul Posluszny and Austen Lane recorded sacks.
The Ugly
Week 9: at the Louisiana Superdome on November 4, 2007
Final score: Jaguars – 24, Saints – 41
Attendance: 70,009
Reggie Williams, Maurice Jones-Drew, and Dennis Northcutt scored touchdowns. Quinn Gray completed 20 out of 33 attempted passes for 354 yards. Fred Taylor led the team with 54 rushing yards, and Reggie Williams led with 128 receiving yards. John Carney made the attempted field goal.
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