Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Sports News

NFL: Atlanta 34, New Orleans 20

(Boxscore)
|
|
 
  
Published: Nov. 9, 2008 at 4:52 PM

ATLANTA, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Two touchdown passes by rookie quarterback Matt Ryan Sunday helped the Atlanta Falcons down the New Orleans Saints 34-20.

Overall, he completed 16-of-23 passes for 248 yards.

The scoring passes went to wide receiver Roddy White in the first quarter and running back Jerious Norwood in the fourth.

Norwood scored on a 67-yard pass play with 14:40 remaining and finished with two catches for 88 yards.

Fellow running back Michael Turner added 96 yards on 27 carries for the Falcons (6-3), who have won six of their first nine games for the first time since 2005. They are unbeaten in their four home contests to date.

New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees went 31-for-58 passing for 420 yards and two touchdowns, but had three intercepted.

Wide receiver Lance Moore scored once among his six receptions for 76 yards, while fellow wideout Marques Colston caught seven passes for 138 yards for the Saints (4-5), who dropped to 0-4 on the road.

Topics: Jerious Norwood, Roddy White
© 2008 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints
  
Join the conversation
Most Popular Collections
Super Bowl XLVI ticker tape victory parade N.Y. Giants win Super Bowl XLVI Cheerleaders of 2012
Additional Sports News Stories
1 of 30
Valentine's Day Ramallah, West Bank
View Caption
fark
From all of us who enjoy working and dining in fine restaurants to amateur VD diners: Leave your...
The secret to making Americans less fat? Secretly swap out their portion sizes and give them a different-colored...
I-Mockery's annual Valentine's Day card collection. The perfect gift for that special someone you...
Duke Sucks, the book
I don't expect witty repartee kid, just give me a sign when the diaper is full so I can wait it...
Looking for that perfect, discreet affair this Valentine's Day? Lucky for you, dating sites catering...