New Orleans Saints 26, Atlanta Falcons 23
The Saints had a fight on their hands earlier today before Garrett Hartley kicked the eventual game winning field goal (38 yards) with 4:42 left in the game. Drew Brees was outstanding as usual as he completed 31 of 40 passes for 296 yards with 3 TD passes and 0 INTs. Mark Brunell threw one incomplete pass in this game. Pierre Thomas was very busy in this game with 13 carries for 47 yards (3.6 ypc) and he also caught 6 passes for 53 yards (8.8 avg.). Reggie Bush was also solid with 6 carries for 33 yards (5.5 ypc) and he also caught 6 passes for 46 yards (7.7 avg.) with 2 TD grabs. Robert Meachem led the way in the passing game with 57 yards on 4 catches (14.3 avg). Marques Colston pitched in with 6 catches for 54 yards (9.0 avg) with a TD grab. The Saints finished up with 391 total yards on offense in this game (95 rushing, 296 passing) as they held onto the ball for 36:44.
CB Randall Gay led the way for the Saints today with 8 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and 1 pass defensed. LB Jonathan Vilma pitched in with 7 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1 interception. The Falcons finished up with 392 yards in this game (89 rushing, 303 passing) so the Saints were lucky that they were hogging the ball. The Saints are now a perfect 13-0 on the year.