Today at 1:00 p.m. the New York Jets (4-4) will attempt to put their Week 8 drubbing behind them when they host the high-powered New Orleans Saints (6-1) at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Watch the game on CBS or live stream it by clicking this link. Saints fans can listen to the action on WWL FM 105.3, while Jets fans can hear it all on 98.7 ESPN New York.
While the focus will be on the Jets' ability to contain quarterback Drew Brees, who tossed five touchdown passes last week against Buffalo, the Saints' defense has quietly excelled in 2013.
"When you have the league's worst defense a year ago and you have the same players, people think that those players that were playing in that scheme were terrible," Saints linebacker Curtis Lofton said. "So you get a new defensive coordinator that comes in and plays to the strengths of players in this locker room, and guys are playing out there confident, playing fast ... like it's a whole different team."
That defense will pose difficulty for Jets rookie Geno Smith, who has been inconsistent this year. Last week was a poor one, in which he threw two interceptions that were returned for touchdowns.
"I'm the type of guy that's always going to put it behind me because you can't get it back," Smith said. "It's come and gone. As bad as I want to take some of those throws back, to have some of those plays back, you can't get them back."
This matchup's biggest intrigue is a sideline battle, however, between Jets head coach Rex Ryan and his twin brother Rob, who is New Orleans' defensive coordinator and the orchestrator of their brand new solid D.
Saints Injury Report:
| Tyrunn Walker | DT | Knee | Limited Participation in Practice | Questionable |
| Akiem Hicks | DE | Knee | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Jahri Evans | G | Hip | Limited Participation in Practice | Questionable |
| Cameron Jordan | DE | Ankle | Limited Participation in Practice | Questionable |
| Kenny Stills | WR | -- | Full Participation in Practice | -- |
| Tom Johnson | DE | Hip | Limited Participation in Practice | Questionable |
| Roman Harper | S | Knee | Limited Participation in Practice | Questionable |
| Jimmy Graham | TE | Foot | Limited Participation in Practice | Questionable |
| Keenan Lewis | CB | -- | Full Participation in Practice | -- |
| David Hawthorne | LB | Ankle | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Marques Colston | WR | Knee | Did Not Participate In Practice | Questionable |
| Malcolm Jenkins | S | Knee | Did Not Participate In Practice | Questionable |
| Kenny Vaccaro | S | Concussion | Limited Participation in Practice | Questionable |
| Rod Sweeting | CB | -- | Full Participation in Practice | -- |
Jets Injury Report:
| Santonio Holmes | WR | Hamstring | Did Not Participate In Practice | Out |
| Antonio Allen | S | Finger | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Alex Green | RB | Hamstring | Did Not Participate In Practice | Questionable |
| Joshua Cribbs | WR | Knee | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Kenrick Ellis | DT | Back | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| David Nelson | WR | Quadricep | Limited Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Stephen Hill | WR | Foot | Limited Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Antonio Cromartie | CB | Hip | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Nick Mangold | C | Ribs | Limited Participation in Practice | Questionable |
| Jeff Cumberland | TE | Concussion | Limited Participation in Practice | Questionable |
| Jeremy Kerley | WR | Illness | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Konrad Reuland | TE | Knee | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Brian Winters | G | Ankle | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Garrett McIntyre | LB | Knee | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Darrin Walls | CB | Shoulder | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Willie Colon | G | Calf | Limited Participation in Practice | Questionable |
| Greg Salas | WR | Knee | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
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