EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Ticker) --
Todd Bouman
and J.T. O'Sullivan each passed for touchdowns in the second half as the
New Orleans Saints
rallied for a 22-17 over the
New York Jets
in a preseason matchup.
Saints starter
Aaron Brooks
completed 9-of-16 passes for 88 yards in the first half, but the Jets had a 7-3 edge at halftime.
Bouman entered and gave the New Orleans the lead with a six-yard touchdown pass to
Boo Williams
with 12:04 left in the third quarter. New York reclaimed the lead on
Doug Brien
's 49-yard field goal with just over six minutes to go.
Bouman completed 8-of-12 attempts for 79 yards before giving way to O'Sullivan.
New Orleans took the lead for good at 15-10 on a one-yard plunge by
James Fenderson
less than a minute into the fourth. The Saints missed the two-point conversion, but O'Sullivan connected with
Curtis Keaton
on a 23-yard TD with 7:17 remaining.
Deuce McAllister
ran for 45 yards on 11 attempts for New Orleans.
New York's
Chad Pennington
completed 14-of-20 passes for 141 yards. He threw a five-yard touchdown to
Curtis Conway
, who was signed as a free agent in the offseason, in the first quarter.