Passage: Coming off their comeback road win over the Dolphins, the Saints went home for a Week 8 NFC South duel with the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night. New Orleans would initially trail in the first quarter as Falcons running back Michael Turner got a 13-yard touchdown run, yet the Saints answered with running back Pierre Thomas getting a 22-yard touchdown run. Atlanta would come right back as quarterback Drew Brees was sacked by free safety Thomas DeCoud, causing him to fumble and allow defensive end Kroy Biermann to return the ball 4 yards for a touchdown. In the second quarter, New Orleans would go on a rampage with Brees' 18-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Marques Colston, running back Reggie Bush's 1-yard touchdown run, and cornerback Jabari Greer's 48-yard interception return for a touchdown. However, the Falcons began to get back into the game with quarterback Matt Ryan finding wide receiver Roddy White on a 68-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter, followed by kicker Jason Elam booting a 25-yard field goal. Fortunately, cornerback Tracy Porter's key interception (helped from linebacker Jonathan Vilma's tip) lead to Brees finding Thomas on a 1-yard touchdown pass. Even though Atlanta crept closer with Elam nailing a 40-yard field goal and recovering an onside kick, free safety Darren Sharper's interception sealed the tight victory. With the win, the Saints improved to 7-0 (tying their best start since 1991).
How many games did Saints win before their win over Falcons? How many points did the Saints win by? How many touchdowns did New Orleans score in the third quarter? How many touchdowns did Saints have in the second quarter? How many touchdowns were scored during the second quarter? How many touchdowns were scored in the first quarter? How many yards did Thomas get in his TD run? How many yards longer was Jason Elam's second field goal compared to his first? How many yards was the longest field goal? How many yards was the longest touchdown pass? How many yards was the longest touchdown run? How many yards was the second longest touchdown? How many yards were Elam's field goals? Which player scored the first touchdown of the game? Which players completed interceptions? Which players had touchdown runs over 1 yard? Which players made touchdown runs in the first quarter? Which players scored a touchdown of at least 40 yards? Which players scored touchdowns in the second quarter? Which players threw touchdown passes in the third quarter? Which team scored more in the first quarter? Who threw the shortest TD pass?