GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NFL: ATLANTA (1-5) at NEW ORLEANS (1-4)

NFL: ATLANTA (1-5) at NEW ORLEANS (1-4)

<h3>Saints hope to keep it going against Falcons</h3>



Atlanta (1-5) at New Orleans (1-4) Sunday 1:00 pm EDT

NEW ORLEANS (Ticker) -- The New Orleans Saints finally got in thewin column and look to continue the momentum.


The Saints seek their second straight victory when they host theAtlanta Falcons on Sunday in an NFC South matchup.

One of the biggest disappointments in the first quarter of theseason following a trip to the NFC Championship game in 2006,New Orleans snapped a four-game losing streak with an impressive28-17 win in Seattle on Sunday night.


It was the first time the Saints surpassed 14 points this seasonand helped them maintain a pulse in the NFC playoff chase.

Drew Brees completed 25-of-36 passes for 246 yards and twotouchdown passes, helping the Saints to a 28-10 halftime lead.He was not intercepted or sacked in the contest.


Reggie Bush accounted for 97 yards on the ground and 141 overallto help New Orleans snap out of its season-long funk.

Now the Saints get a most welcome opponent in the Falcons, ateam they swept in 2006, outscoring them, 54-16.


Atlanta is off to an awful start under first-year coach BobbyPetrino.


The Falcons' woes continued with a 31-10 loss to the New YorkGiants on Monday night, the fourth game in which they were heldto 13 points or fewer.


When Michael Vick plead guilty to federal dogfighting charges,it forced Joey Harrington into the starting quarterbackposition.


Harrington finished 18-of-39 for 209 yards and an interceptionas the Falcons failed to put up points against the Giants afterscoring on their first two drives of the game.


The only bright spot for Atlanta was a 67-yard scoring run byJerious Norwood that gave the team a 10-7 first-quarter lead.

 

NFL: ATLANTA at NEW ORLEANS

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ATLANTA 0
NEW ORLEANS 0 14:55 LEFT, 1ST QTR

ATL BALL ON ATL 22 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ATLANTA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NFL
ATLANTA 0
NEW ORLEANS 0 10:40 LEFT, 1ST QTR

NOR BALL ON ATL 41 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ATLANTA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NFL
ATLANTA 0
NEW ORLEANS 0 9:44 LEFT, 1ST QTR

ATL BALL ON ATL 7 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ATLANTA at NEW ORLEANS

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ATLANTA 0
NEW ORLEANS 0 8:41 LEFT, 1ST QTR

NOR BALL ON ATL 49 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ATLANTA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NFL TD NOR
DEVERY HENDERSON 37 YD PASS FROM DREW BREES
(OLINDO MARE KICK)

ATLANTA 0
NEW ORLEANS 7 7:16 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NFL: ATLANTA at NEW ORLEANS

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ATLANTA 0
NEW ORLEANS 7 7:09 LEFT, 1ST QTR

ATL BALL ON ATL 33 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ATLANTA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NFL FG ATL
38 YD

ATLANTA 3
NEW ORLEANS 7 2:26 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NFL: ATLANTA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NFL
ATLANTA 3
NEW ORLEANS 7 2:21 LEFT, 1ST QTR

NOR BALL ON NOR 24 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ATLANTA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">CORRECTION


NFL FG ATL
MORTEN ANDERSEN 38 YD

ATLANTA 3
NEW ORLEANS 7 2:26 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NFL: ATLANTA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NFL ATLANTA 3
NEW ORLEANS 7 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NFL: ATLANTA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NFL END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
ATLANTA 3 3
NEW ORLEANS 7 7 END, 1ST QTR

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: NOR - TD, DEVERY HENDERSON 37 YD PASS FROM
DREW BREES (OLINDO MARE KICK),
7:44. Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards in
1:25. Key plays: Moore 7-yard punt
return to Atlanta 49. NEW ORLEANS
7-0
ATL - FG, MORTEN ANDERSEN 38 YD, 12:34.
Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards in 4:50.
Key plays: Norwood 30-yard run to
New Orleans 44; Leftwich 16-yard
pass to White on 3rd-and-9 to New
Orleans 27. NEW ORLEANS 7-3</div>

 

NFL: ATLANTA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NFL ATLANTA 3
NEW ORLEANS 7 14:40 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NFL: ATLANTA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NFL FG ATL
MORTEN ANDERSEN 33 YD

ATLANTA 6
NEW ORLEANS 7 10:21 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NFL: ATLANTA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NFL
ATLANTA 6
NEW ORLEANS 7 10:21 LEFT, 2ND QTR

ATL BALL ON ATL 42 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ATLANTA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NFL
ATLANTA 6
NEW ORLEANS 7 7:51 LEFT, 2ND QTR

NOR BALL ON NOR 13 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ATLANTA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NFL
ATLANTA 6
NEW ORLEANS 7 6:23 LEFT, 2ND QTR

ATL BALL ON NOR 44 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ATLANTA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NFL TD ATL
RODDY WHITE 9 YD PASS FROM BYRON LEFTWICH
(MORTEN ANDERSEN KICK)

ATLANTA 13
NEW ORLEANS 7 3:31 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NFL: ATLANTA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NFL
ATLANTA 13
NEW ORLEANS 7 3:23 LEFT, 2ND QTR

NOR BALL ON NOR 27 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ATLANTA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NFL TWO MINUTE WARNING, 1ST HALF

ATLANTA 13
NEW ORLEANS 7

NOR BALL ON NOR 35 YD LINE
3RD AND 2</div>