NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Saints may have plucked another exciting young running back from the ranks of the undrafted.
Rookie Chris Ivory turned a swing pass into a tackle-breaking, zigzagging, 76-yard score in New Orleans' 36-21 preseason victory over the San Diego Chargers on Friday night.
Ivory's 45 yards rushing and 76 yards receiving were the most of any player in the game. Essentially, he played like Pierre Thomas, who joined the Saints as an undrafted rookie in 2007.
Drew Brees set the tone for New Orleans (2-1) with 240 yards passing, including touchdowns to Devery Henderson and Robert Meachem.
Philip Rivers led two touchdown drives for the Chargers (1-2). His 167 yards passing included a 9-yard TD toss to Malcom Floyd.
Redskins 16, Jets 11
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Mark Sanchez and the New York Jets' offense sputtered again.
They at least left the game against the Washington Redskins on a positive note.
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 a snoozer.
Larry Johnson, competing with Clinton Portis and Willie Parker for a spot in the backfield for the Redskins (2-1), caught a screen pass from Richard Bartel and rumbled 15 yards for the winning score with 2:13 left.
Looking to rebound from a poor performance against Carolina last weekend, the Jets (1-2) were hurt by turnovers and missed opportunities.
Eagles 20, Chiefs 17
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Mike Kafka's 18-yard pass to Riley Cooper in the closing seconds boosted Philadelphia past Kansas City, making Todd Haley 0-7 in preseason games as the Chiefs' head coach.
The Chiefs' offense got off to a horrendous start and Kevin Kolb, who's attempting to replace Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb, sputtered most of his time on the field.
Chiefs rookie linebacker Cameron Sheffield was immobilized and had to be taken away on a cart after a helmet-to-helmet tackle on Mike Bell left him motionless on the field.
Kafka, a rookie out of Northwestern, led the Philadelphia reserves on an 8-play, 80-yard drive against the Chiefs backups to pull out the win.
Falcons 16, Dolphins 6
MIAMI (AP) - The Atlanta Falcons were stout against the run, dug in on third down and came up with a big takeaway - all things coach Mike Smith is looking for this season.
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, two for losses. Erik Coleman intercepted a pass in the end zone, and the Dolphins (2-1) converted only one of eight third-down situations with Henne, who played one series into the third quarter.
Lawrence Sidbury had a sack, two quarterback hits and a tackle for a loss for the Falcons (2-1).