Ivory puts a charge into the Saints
Jacob Hester of the Chargers scored the game's first touchdown on a 6-yard run.
NEW ORLEANS » Chris Ivory’s college career was a bust.
The Saints gave him a chance anyway, and it is beginning to look like New Orleans may have plucked another exciting running back from the ranks of the undrafted.
Ivory turned a swing pass into a tackle-breaking, zigzagging, 76-yard score, and finished as both the game-high rusher and receiver in New Orleans’ 36-21 preseason victory over the San Diego Chargers last night.
"I know I’ve got to come out and work hard, open some eyes and just prove that I want to be here," Ivory said. "I’m trying to go hard every play so I can keep (coaches’) minds open and make this team."
The rookie rushed for 45 yards on 11 carries, with a long run of 16 yards. He turned his only catch into the longest reception in the game by bowling over defenders, making others miss and carrying one on his back across the goal line.
Ivory, who is a broad-shouldered 6 feet and 222 pounds, never rushed for more than 313 yards at Washington State, where he spent three years before being dismissed for violations such as being late to meetings and missing a practice. He finished his college career last year with an injury-plagued season at Division II Tiffin and wound up with a grand total of 757 yards rushing in four college seasons.
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Eagles 20, Chiefs 17
Mike Kafka’s 18-yard pass to Riley Cooper in the closing seconds boosted Philadelphia past host Kansas City, making Todd Haley 0-7 in preseason games as the Chiefs’ head coach.
Redskins 16, Jets 11
Mark Sanchez connected with Dustin Keller for a 10-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter, capping a 15-play drive that gave New York a lead before Washington came back to win.
Larry Johnson, competing with Clinton Portis and Willie Parker for a spot in the backfield for the Redskins, caught a screen pass from Richard Bartel and rumbled 15 yards for the winning score with 2:13 left.
Falcons 16, Dolphins 6
Atlanta gave up only a field goal while Miami starting quarterback Chad Henne was in the game and beat the Dolphins.
Middle linebacker Curtis Lofton led the Falcons’ defensive charge with 11 tackles.
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
| East | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
| New England | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 90 | 70 |
| Miami | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 43 | 49 |
| Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 51 | 63 |
| N.Y. Jets | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 36 | 50 |
| South | ||||||
| Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 42 | 30 |
| Houston | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 36 | 57 |
| Jacksonville | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 53 | 55 |
| Indianapolis | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 62 | 130 |
| North | ||||||
| Baltimore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 40 | 15 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 47 | 24 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 62 | 49 |
| Cleveland | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 44 | 43 |
| West | ||||||
| Oakland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 49 | 26 |
| San Diego | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 60 | 62 |
| Denver | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 44 | 58 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 42 | 60 |
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
| East | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
| Dallas | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 41 | 38 |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 57 | 66 |
| Washington | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 61 | 51 |
| N.Y. Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 48 | 40 |
| South | ||||||
| Atlanta | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 46 | 44 |
| New Orleans | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 98 | 68 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 27 | 25 |
| Carolina | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 15 | 26 |
| North | ||||||
| Green Bay | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 110 | 75 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 38 | 22 |
| Detroit | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 32 | 43 |
| Chicago | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 27 | 57 |
| West | ||||||
| San Francisco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 52 | 27 |
| St. Louis | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 62 | 80 |
| Seattle | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 44 | 45 |
| Arizona | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 29 | 40 |
Today’s games
Cleveland at Detroit, 11 a.m.
Cincinnati at Buffalo, 12:30 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Baltimore, 1:30 p.m.
Jacksonville at Tampa Bay, 1:30 p.m.
Dallas at Houston, 2 p.m.
Tennessee at Carolina, 2 p.m.
Seattle at Minnesota, 2 p.m.
Arizona at Chicago, 2:30 p.m.
San Francisco at Oakland, 3 p.m.
Tomorrow’s game
Pittsburgh at Denver, 2 p.m.
Thursday’s games
Buffalo at Detroit, 12:30 p.m.
Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
New England at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Pittsburgh, 1:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Jacksonville, 1:30 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Philadelphia, 1:30 p.m.
Miami at Dallas, 2 p.m.
New Orleans at Tennessee, 2 p.m.
Baltimore at St. Louis, 2 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Houston, 2 p.m.
Chicago at Cleveland, 2 p.m.
Green Bay at Kansas City, 2 p.m.
Denver at Minnesota, 2 p.m.
San Diego at San Francisco, 4 p.m.
Seattle at Oakland, 4 p.m.
Washington at Arizona, 4 p.m.
Eagles 20, Chiefs 17
| Philadelphia | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | 20 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 17 |
First quarter
Phi–McCoy 18 run (Akers kick), 14:03.
Phi–FG Akers 39, 1:46.
Second quarter
KC–Bowe 4 pass from Cassel (Succop kick), 3:01.
Third quarter
KC–Jones 11 run (Succop kick), 4:42.
Fourth quarter
Phi–FG Akers 27, 14:50.
KC–FG Succop 43, 2:04.
Phi–Cooper 18 pass from Kafka (Akers kick), :23.
RUSHING—Philadelphia: McCoy 5-28, Kolb 3-18, Bell 8-17, Vick 3-16, Weaver 3-12, Arrington 2-7, Kafka 1-5, Mallett 1-3. Kansas City: Battle 10-49, McCluster 8-47, Charles 6-40, Jones 10-30, Cassel 2-2.
PASSING—Philadelphia: Kolb 11-25-1-103, Kafka 9-13-0-93, Vick 1-1-0-8. Kansas City: Cassel 14-23-1-85, Palko 2-5-0-43.
RECEIVING—Philadelphia: Cooper 3-39, Maclin 3-39, Avant 3-26, Washington 2-29, Harbor 2-20, Celek 1-19, McCoy 1-8, Arrington 1-7, Baskett 1-5, Weaver 1-5, D.Jackson 1-4, Bell 1-3, Scott 1-0. Kansas City: Bowe 4-32, Jones 4-16, McCluster 3-0, Chambers 2-17, Long 1-39, Charles 1-20, Battle 1-4.
Falcons 16, Dolphins 6
| Atlanta | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 16 |
| Miami | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 |
First quarter
Mia–FG Carpenter 53, 11:30.
Atl–White 18 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 6:58.
Second quarter
Atl–FG Bryant 26, 1:43.
Third quarter
Mia–FG Carpenter 35, 5:54.
Atl–Finneran 5 pass from Redman (kick failed), 1:21.
RUSHING—Atlanta: Turner 16-47, Norwood 5-22, Snelling 5-22, Nance 2-10, Smith 3-3, Ryan 2-1, Redman 3-(minus 3). Miami: Moore 1-12, Brown 8-9, Pennington 1-9, Cobbs 2-6, Williams 4-5, White 1-5, Polite 1-0.
PASSING—Atlanta: Ryan 13-26-1-103, Redman 5-8-0-56. Miami: Henne 10-22-1-123, Pennington 7-14-0-62, White 4-4-0-27.
RECEIVING—Atlanta: White 6-47, Douglas 4-41, Gonzalez 3-30, Palmer 2-25, Norwood 1-8, Finneran 1-5, Snelling 1-3. Miami: Williams 5-43, Marshall 3-51, B.Hartline 3-32, Wallace 3-28, Brown 1-19, Lumbala 1-14, Turner 1-10, Fasano 1-8, Haynos 1-5, Hilliard 1-3, Moore 1-(minus 1).
Redskins 16, N.Y. Jets 11
| Washington | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | 16 |
| N.Y. Jets | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | — | 11 |
First quarter
NYJ–FG Folk 45, 7:39.
Was–FG Gano 27, 2:25.
Second quarter
Was–FG Gano 42, 5:10.
NYJ–Team safety, 1:55.
Third quarter
Was–FG Gano 41, 6:46.
Fourth quarter
NYJ–Keller 10 pass from Sanchez (kick failed), 14:18.
Was–Johnson 15 pass from Bartel (Gano kick), 2:13.
RUSHING—Washington: Johnson 9-42, Parker 8-16, K.Williams 4-11, Torain 5-8, Portis 1-3, Beck 1-2, Grossman 1-0. N.Y. Jets: Tomlinson 11-86, Greene 12-56, McKnight 5-9, Sanchez 2-5, Richardson 1-4, L.Taylor 1-1.
PASSING—Washington: Grossman 8-16-0-111, Beck 7-11-0-76, Bartel 3-5-0-44. N.Y. Jets: Sanchez 13-21-1-139, Brunell 1-3-0-7.
RECEIVING—Washington: Austin 3-34, Galloway 3-29, Moss 2-42, Banks 2-35, K.Williams 1-22, Johnson 1-15, Paulsen 1-14, Armstrong 1-10, C.Davis 1-9, Cooley 1-8, R.Williams 1-7, F.Davis 1-6. N.Y. Jets: Keller 5-46, Cotchery 3-25, Edwards 2-31, Holmes 1-23, Tomlinson 1-9, Coles 1-7, Richardson 1-5.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—N.Y. Jets: Folk 62 (SH).
Saints 36, Chargers 21
| San Diego | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | — | 21 |
| New Orleans | 7 | 10 | 3 | 16 | — | 36 |
First quarter
SD–Hester 6 run (Kaeding kick), 8:22.
NO–Henderson 46 pass from Brees (Hartley kick), :05.
Second quarter
NO–Meachem 15 pass from Brees (Hartley kick), 9:30.
SD–Floyd 9 pass from Rivers (Kaeding kick), 3:48.
NO–FG Hartley 40, :37.
Third quarter
NO–FG Hartley 27, :50.
Fourth quarter
NO–Ivory 76 pass from Ramsey (pass failed), 7:18.
SD–Volek 1 run (Kaeding kick), 5:44.
NO–FG Hartley 35, 1:47.
NO–Torrence 87 INT return (Hartley kick), :07.
RUSHING—San Diego: Mathews 13-43, Volek 2-11, Hester 1-6, Sproles 1-5, Brinkley 2-3, Tolbert 1-0. New Orleans: Ivory 11-45, P.Thomas 7-41, Bush 3-16, Betts 2-15, Wynn 2-7, Roby 1-4, Brees 1-2, Ramsey 1-(minus 1).
PASSING—San Diego: Rivers 16-27-0-167, Volek 9-21-2-97. New Orleans: Brees 18-27-0-240, Ramsey 10-18-1-191.
RECEIVING—San Diego: Gates 5-66, Floyd 4-51, Davis 3-41, Naanee 2-24, McNeal 2-14, Sproles 2-13, Mathews 2-9, Ajirotutu 1-21, Williams 1-9, Latsko 1-7, Brinkley 1-5, Hester 1-4. New Orleans: Bush 7-70, Colston 4-55, Roby 2-45, Lorenzen 2-33, Meachem 2-28, P.Thomas 2-17, Billings 2-14, Ivory 1-76, Henderson 1-46, Shockey 1-21, Humphrey 1-11, Arrington 1-9, Betts 1-3, D.Thomas 1-3.
