New Orleans -
Drew Brees passed for 350 yards and four touchdown and ran for another score,
as New Orleans opened a 35-10 ahead of the New York Giants after three quarters
on Monday night.
Tight end Jimmy
Graham had five catches for 84 yards, including touchdowns of 5 and 29 meters.
Brees' two other scoring strikes went to Lance Moore, who had five catches for
54 yards.
Marques Colston
had three catches for 78 yards, all the saints 34-second, 88-yard touchdown
drive late in the second quarter. Colston went a long reception of 50 yards
when he caught the pass along the left sideline, slipped tackles and ran up the
field.
The Giants took
a beating on the scoreboard and on the field. Defensive end Osi Umenyiora out
with ankle sprain and Nicky receiver Hakeem was shocked by the vicious clash
with the Saints rookie safety Isa Abdul-Quddus.
Nicky stayed in
the game, despite the bruise ribs.
The Giants did
not get into the end zone, while Brandon Jacobs steamrolled safety Roman Harper
for an 8-yard scoring run that made it 10/21, but the Saints went back down the
field and scored on an 8-yard scramble Brees. "
After the
Giants running back Da'Rell Scott fumbled at his 29, Brees connected with
Graham, who rumbled down the left sideline and dove for the pylon on the second
TD game and his team leading eighth of the season earn points.
Saints struck
first early in the second quarter on a 4-yard touchdown Brees to Moore, who
caught quickly move to the right and dived to stretch the ball on the goal line
before he was to be addressed.10-play, 80-yard scoring drive included 23-yard
pass to Graham and a 23-yard run by Darren Sproles.
All three
scoring drives of the saints went up to 80 meters and more.
Giants
quarterback Eli Manning had 257 yards passing through three quarters, but was
intercepted by linebacker Will Herring of the saints in the end zone on the
first series of commands.
After that, the
Giants managed only scoring in the first half of a 42-yard field Lawrence
Tynes' goal. Tynes also tried 61-yarder, which are not justified, at the end of
the half.
The Giants, who
have struggled to run the ball all season and were without leading rusher Ahmad
Bradshaw gained just 53 yards on the ground in the opening three quarters.
Both teams
missed scoring opportunities for their opening drive.
The Saints were
close to the 18-yard line, but the delay in the game and offensive pass
interference penalty moved them back before they attempted a fake field goal on
fourth-and-11. Chase Daniel, a holder and a backup defender, Graham has found
the right apartment, but Jason Pierre-Paul has done in the open ground
solutions to stop the Graham court lacked a first down.
The Giants then
went to the Saints 18-yard line before Manning's pass intended for tight end
Jake Ballard was intercepted by Herring.
Manning
finished the first four passes for 64 yards, including 26-yarder to Ramses
Barden, before his capture.
Manning was
looking strong performance in his return to his native New Orleans and the
stadium, where his father, Archie, starred for the Saints. It was a game the
Giants were desperate to win after losing the previous two in San Francisco and
Philadelphia.
If the Giants
could not return, they will face the possibility of losing four games when they
take the unbeaten Green Bay Packers this weekend.
Saints,
meanwhile, sought to maintain a one game advantage over Atlanta in the NFC
South.
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