Jaguars and Trevor Lawrence survive a suspenseful road game against the Saints.
Foster Moreau’s game-winning touchdown pass to him helped them.
With momentum in their favor at home in the Caesars Superdome, the New Orleans Saints had just tied the game almost three minutes earlier in the fourth quarter.
Trevor Lawrence then went ahead and deflated the stadium.
With 3:08 remaining in the game, Lawrence found Christian Kirk on a short crossing pass, and the wide receiver took it 44 yards for the score to put the Jacksonville Jaguars up 31-24.
Score was unchanged following Saints tight end Derek Carr found Foster Moreau in the end zone with a picture-perfect third-down pass that slipped through his fingertips. In addition, Carr’s fourth-down pass was incomplete as the Jaguars advanced to 5-2 and the Saints to 3-4.
Travis Etienne Jr., the running back, finished with 53 yards and two touchdowns on the ground, while Lawrence finished with 204 yards throwing and one touchdown.
Before Lawrence and Kirk answered, Carr finished with 301 passing yards and a touchdown throw to Michael Thomas to tie the score at 6:38 in the fourth quarter.
Here’s how the Saints vs. Jaguars game unfolded throughout.
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The New Orleans Saints are playing their fourth straight interconference game and their fifth road game in seven weeks as they visit the Colts in Indianapolis for the first time since 2015. This marks the end of a lengthy run of games for the team, both away from home and against the AFC.
The Saints will play nine games remaining in the season versus NFC opponents, four of which will be against the NFC South.
This marks the beginning of three of the Colts’ four interconference games as well as their fourth of five home games.
What about the entire series? There isn’t much history, as we say every week when we have an interconference game, but any Saints fan knows that the most significant game in the team’s history was played against the Colts. Is there anything more to learn?
Who is leading the series? How can we observe? What is the performance of the two starting quarterbacks versus this opponent? Which line is it? What clothes are the teams going to wear?
Our weekly history and trends column provides answers to all of these topics and more. Now let’s begin.
TIME/TV: Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium, Sunday at noon. Regional FOX will air the game, with Kevin Kugler and Mark Sanchez calling the calls, and Laura Okmin serving as sideline reporter. Mike Hoss and Deuce McAllister make up the WWL radio team.
LINE TREND: It appears like the Saints are getting more of the money because this Caesars Sportsbook line has been flowing toward New Orleans since the middle of the week and hasn’t really moved back toward Indianapolis since. As late as Wednesday morning, the Saints were a 1-point underdog; by late Saturday, however, they were a 2.5-point favorite. The Saints are -130 to bet straight up on the money line, while the Colts are +110. The total over/under is 43.5. In this one, what did I choose? See my NFL Week 8 column for picks.
WEATHER FORECAST: Lucas Oil Stadium is fortunate to have a roof. It’s going to be a gloomy day outside the stadium because it will likely rain for the most of
UNIFORMS: The Saints are decked up in their classic gold helmet, white stockings, and white road jerseys with black numerals. The Colts are decked up in their home blue jerseys with white sleeve stripes and numbers. They will also be sporting their standard white helmets with the horseshoe logo emblazoned on both sides. They are supposed to wear blue socks and white pants.
REFEREE: Craig Wrolstad has been serving as the main official since 2014. When he officiates their games, New Orleans is 7-3 all-time and has won five straight; Indianapolis is 6-4.
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