Sharpe Leaves Saints Bleary-Eyed : NFC: Despite vision problems, he gets open and makes the big play in Packers’ 19-17 victory.

NEW ORLEANS —  Sterling Sharpe, who was suffering from double vision, saw straight at the right time.

The Green Bay receiver caught a Brett Favre pass for 54 yards to set up Chris Jacke’s 36-yard field goal with three seconds remaining as the Packers pulled out a 19-17 victory over the New Orleans Saints Sunday.

“Don’t ask me how Sterling got through the seam,” Saint cornerback Toi Cook said. “But he did and it was a real heart-buster.”

Sharpe, who had a turf toe that kept him out of practice all week, had double vision so bad at times Sunday that he was pulled from the game.

“If Sterling was still suffering from double vision at the end, I’m glad he caught the right ball,” Coach Mike Holmgren said.

Sharpe had only 25 yards on his other five receptions.

Jacke’s kick, his fourth field goal of the day, came after Morten Andersen kicked his only field goal, a 27-yarder with 3:38 to go.

“There are a couple of guys I’d want to kick in that situation and Chris is one of them,” Holmgren said.

Favre, sacked six times and pressured most of the game, completed 18 of 32 passes for 150 yards and a touchdown.

Both defenses played tough and seized opportunities.

By the time Johnny Holland latched onto Wade Wilson’s pass in the fourth quarter for the Packers’ second interception of the game, New Orleans (6-3) had turned the ball over four times. Green Bay (5-4) took advantage of three of them for scores.

“It’s very difficult when you turn the ball over as many times and we did to win football games,” Saint Coach Jim Mora said.

Despite Sharpe’s play that set up the outcome, Saint linebacker Rickey Jackson enjoyed the game.

“That’s the kind of game I love,” Jackson said. “It was up to the defense to win it. We knew it and we just didn’t get it done. We should have, it was the right defense, the right call and great call. We just didn’t do it.”