Charlie Smyth’s dream week got even better as the Co Down man tied a franchise record with five field goals to help the New Orleans Saints get past the New York Jets 29-6 on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week Smyth signed to the New Orleans Saints’ 53-man active roster on a three-year contract.<\/p>\n
He’d been elevated to the Saints’ active roster on three occasions during the campaign, reaching the maximum number of times a practice squad member can be moved up.<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old’s stock is most certainly on the rise and he enhanced his reputation further at Caesars Superdome.<\/p>\n
Chris Olave caught two touchdown passes from different quarterbacks and the New Orleans defence didn’t allow a touchdown, while Tyler Shough had season highs of 32 completions, 49 attempts and 308 yards. The rookie threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Olave, who finished \u200dwith 10 catches for a season-best 148 yards.<\/p>\n
Hill fumbled on the second play from scrimmage and Qwan’tez \u200dStiggers recovered for the Jets at the New Orleans 37. New York stalled \u2060at the 11 and Nick Folk kicked a 29-yard field goal.<\/p>\n
CHAAARLIIEEEE \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea pic.twitter.com\/PYrRyJFdZb<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NFL UK & Ireland (@NFLUKIRE) December 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n The Saints drove to Smyth’s 35-yard field goal to forge a tie that held up through the end of the first quarter.<\/p>\n On the second play of the second quarter, Smyth broke the tie by kicking \u200da 49-yard field goal.<\/p>\n Folk’s 36-yarder knotted the score at 6 apiece, but Smyth answered with a 36-yarder with 1:31 left in the half. Smyth missed \u2060a 61-yarder as time expired, leaving New Orleans with a 9-6 half-time lead.<\/p>\n Neither team was able to find the end zone for nearly three quarters until Shough and Olave connected for their touchdown, giving New Orleans a 16-6 edge at the end of the third quarter. That completed a 12-play, 93-yard drive.<\/p>\n Rookie Jonas \u2060Sanker intercepted Cook and returned it to the Jets’ 44, leading to Smyth’s record-tying 39-yard field goal with 5:17 remaining. \u2060Taysom Hill threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Olave to complete the scoring with 1:54 left.<\/p>\n In addition to his 38 yards passing, Hill rushed \u206012 \u200dtimes for \u206042 yards and caught four passes from Shough for 36 yards.<\/p>\n FIVE field-goals on the day now for Charlie Smyth \ud83e\udee1 pic.twitter.com\/5Ndm3Klosx<\/a><\/p>\n