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ATLANTA (1 - 5) at NEW ORLEANS (1 - 4)
Week 7 Sunday, 10/21/2007 1:00 PM
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  1 2 3 4 Tot
Falcons (1-6) 3 10 0 3 16
Saints (2-4) 7 0 7 8 22

Reggie Bush carries the Saints to 2nd win of season 22-16 over the Falcons

Forget Reggie Bush's blazing speed and flashy moves. His underrated power and grit turned a day of frustration into one of celebration for the New Orleans Saints.

His feet churning and body squirming as three Atlanta tacklers met him on the 2-yard line, Bush spun free and dived across the goal line on a crucial third-and-goal screen pass. His touchdown lifted New Orleans to a 22-16 victory over the Falcons on Sunday.

Bush threw the ball into the second deck of the Louisiana Superdome after the score. While fans chanted his name in celebration, Bush took a handoff on a 2-point conversion, raced to the sideline and dived for the pylon to put the Saints (2-4) up by six points with 5:04 remaining...more

Team Statistics
  Falcons Saints
Time of Possession 35:27 24:33
First Downs 18 14
Rushing 5 5
Passing 13 9
Penalty 0 0
3rd-Down efficiency 9-18-50% 4-12-33%
4th-Down efficiency 0-0-0% 1-3-33%
Red-Zone Efficiency 1-3-33% 1-1-100%
Goal-To-Go Efficiency 0-1-0% 1-1-100%
Total net yards 334 310
Total plays 68 56
Average gain 4.9 5.5
Net yards rushing 75 91
Rushes 24 22
Average yards per rush 3.1 4.1
Rushing TDs 0 1
Net yards passing 259 219
Completed-attempted 27-41 22-34
Average yards per pass 5.9 6.4
Passing TDs 1 2
Sacked-yards lost 3-14 0-0
Had intercepted 0 1
Return Yardage 77 133
Punts-returns 4-37 3-55
Punt-Return TDs 0 0
Kickoffs-returns 2-38 3-78
Kickoff-return TDs 0 0
Interceptions-returns 1-2 0-0
Interception-Return TDs 0 0
Field Goals Made 3-3-100% 0-0--%
Extra Points Made 1-1-100% 2-2-100%
Two-Point Conversions Made 0-0-0% 1-1-100%
Penalties-yards 9-52 6-49
Fumbles-lost 3-0 0-0
Own-Recovered-yards 3--19 0-0
Own-Recovered-TDs 0 0
Opp-Recovered-Yards 0-0 0-0
Opp-Recovered-TDs 0 0
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 Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
TD 7:16 Devery Henderson 37 yd pass from Drew Brees (Olindo Mare kick)
Plays: 3 | Yards: 49 | Time: 1:25
FG 2:26 Morten Andersen 38 yd FG
Plays: 9 | Yards: 47 | Time: 4:50
2nd Quarter
FG 10:21 Morten Andersen 33 yd FG
Plays: 9 | Yards: 54 | Time: 4:26
TD 3:31 Roddy White 9 yd pass from Byron Leftwich (Morten Andersen kick)
Plays: 7 | Yards: 44 | Time: 2:52
3rd Quarter
TD 10:15 Pierre Thomas 24 yd run (Olindo Mare kick)
Plays: 9 | Yards: 80 | Time: 4:45
4th Quarter
FG 10:19 Morten Andersen 21 yd FG
Plays: 10 | Yards: 37 | Time: 5:31
TD 5:04 Reggie Bush 4 yd pass from Drew Brees (Reggie Bush 2pt Rush)
Plays: 11 | Yards: 69 | Time: 5:15
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