Charlie Smyth transformed a career-long 57-yard discipline aim because the New Orleans Saints prolonged their successful 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 observe 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 document with 5 profitable discipline objectives in a single recreation 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 believed Charlie did a very good job,” stated Saints head coach Kellen Moore.

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

“Two actually large kicks, lengthy kicks, so I believed Charlie had some actually great things there.”

The previous Gaelic footballer’s day received off to a gradual begin, lacking a 43-yard discipline aim 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 further level following a Chris Olave landing seize from Tyler Shough introduced his group to inside three and after the Titans hit again with a discipline aim, the Mayobridge native landed from 57 to set a brand new private document.

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 recreation when changing a Kevin Austin landing halfway by way of 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 power extra time, however the Saints held out.

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