Brock Berlin needed a fourth-down completion to Kellen Winslow to keep the drive alive.
In the third quarter, Brady threw a fourth-down completion to the receiver Danny Amendola at midfield, keeping alive a drive that resulted in a touchdown moments later.
The second fourth-down completion was for 24 yards to tailback Michael Wallace on fourth-and-11 at the Tulane 42-yard line with less than a minute to play.
The situation called for passing, and Fiedler had a key third-down completion in each of the team's final two scoring drives -- a 15-yarder to receiver O. J. McDuffie on third-and-15, and a 12-yarder to running back Autry Denson on third-and-9.
Drew Brees connected on 87percentt of his throws for 315 yards and 2 touchdowns, capping his day with a clutch, 22-yard third-down completion to Billy Miller that allowed host New Orleans to run out the clock in a 31-24 victory against Arizona (6-8).
There is nothing wrong with tipping your cap to an opponent, or even slamming down your headset as Rex Ryan did after Roethlisberger clinched the Steelers' victory over the Jets in the 2011 in the A.F.C. title game with a third-down completion to Antonio Brown.
"Our goal for next year, I got news for you, our goal won't change, it'll never change," Ryan said after Ben Roethlisberger had slipped from his defense's clutches, out of the pocket, one last time for a first-down completion to Antonio Brown that kept Mark Sanchez off the field and perhaps saved the Steelers from another Jets miracle.
The key plays included two third-down completions to receiver John Standeford, for 30 and 9 yards.
And unlike in the first two weeks, the drives were kept going by big plays — including three third-down completions by Romo on the Cowboys' first touchdown drive.
Two third-down completions and a 30-yard run by Bradshaw to the 5. Manning's really putting some zip on the ball, and threading it into some tight spots.
Even with his lost fumble, by the 10-10 halftime, Pennington had guided the Jets on an 81-yard, 16-play drive, which featured third-down completions of 11, 14, 7 and 5 yards that preceded his 1-yard touchdown toss to Jerald Sowell.
