Charlie Smyth transformed a career-long 57-yard area objective because the New Orleans Saints prolonged their profitable streak to 4 video games with a 34-26 victory on the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.

The 24-year-old from County Down had been listed as “questionable” to play as a result of sickness had curtailed his apply time within the build-up, however he recovered from a early miss to transform his subsequent six kicks because the Saints improved to 6-10 for the season.

Smyth – who tied the Saints’ franchise report with 5 profitable area targets in a single sport in opposition to the New York Jets final week – started his full NFL profession with a 56-yarder in defeat by the Miami Dolphins in Week 13 and matched that distance at Nissan Stadium in Nashville earlier than changing from a yard deeper within the third quarter.

“I assumed Charlie did a very good job,” stated Saints head coach Kellen Moore.

“There was some wind with this sport and totally different components he needed to navigate there.

“Two actually huge kicks, lengthy kicks, so I assumed Charlie had some actually good things there.”

The previous Gaelic footballer’s day bought off to a gradual begin, lacking a 43-yard area objective within the first quarter because the Saints struggled to get going.

Nonetheless, he recovered to equal his career-long kick within the second to get his facet on the board, however the Titans held a 20-10 lead on the half.

Smyth’s second profitable additional level following a Chris Olave landing seize from Tyler Shough introduced his crew to inside three and after the Titans hit again with a area objective, the Mayobridge native landed from 57 to set a brand new private report.

It was not the longest kick of the day as Joey Slye transformed from 58 yards away to place the Titans six forward, however Smyth would give his facet the lead for the primary time within the sport when changing a Kevin Austin landing halfway by the fourth quarter.

A fourth profitable PAT would observe Audric Estime’s 32-yard sprint to the endzone which left the Titans requiring a late landing and two-point conversion to drive time beyond regulation, however the Saints held out.

Kellen Moore’s crew end their season with an NFC South divisional sport away to the Atlanta Falcons subsequent week.