Spencer Rattler connected with Dante Pettis for a 20-yard touchdown with 21 seconds left and scrambled for a 2-point conversion to help the New Orleans Saints salvage a 17-17 tie with the Jacksonville Jaguars in a preseason game Sunday.
With no overtime in the preseason, the Jaguars crossed midfield in the final seconds — one week after kicker Cam Little made a 70-yard field goal.
But Seth Henigan’s pass over the middle bounced off of Chandler Brayboy’s hands and into the arms of Saints safety Jonas Sanker, whose 40-yard return ended when he was pushed out of bounds at the Jacksonville 24 as time expired.
Had Sanker run out of bounds a bit earlier, New Orleans (0-1-1) could have set up for a game-winning kick.
Rattler, who relieved rookie Tyler Shough in the second half, went 18 of 24