NFL: Cincinnati 31, New Orleans 16

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Chad Johnson caught three touchdown passes Sunday afternoon as Cincinnati beat the New Orleans Saints, 31-16.

Johnson scored on a 41-yard pass from Carson Palmer in the second period to give the Bengals a 7-0 lead. The pair hooked up again on 60-yard and four-yard passes in the fourth quarter, when Cincinnati scored 21 points to break a 10-10 tie.

Johnson finished with made six receptions for 190 yards. Palmer completed 14-of-22 passes for 275 yards and the three TDs, and Rudi Johnson gained 111 yards on 27 carries for the Bengals, who broke a three-game losing streak.

Drew Brees set a franchise record by going 37-for-52 for 510 yards and two touchdowns -- but three interceptions -- for New Orleans. Joe Horn scored a touchdown on three receptions for 93 yards, and Terrance Copper scored a touchdown on six receptions for 87 yards for the Saints, who have lost three of their last four games.