Drew Brees passed for 325 yards and three touchdowns while hitting seven different receivers as he out dueled Michael Vick to lead the New Orleans Saints to a 28-24 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on ESPN's "Monday Night Football."
Brees' 33-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jimmy Graham to open up the second half put the Saints up 21- 14. New Orleans gained 433 yards of offense, and put it away when Brees' 21-yard TD pass to Darren Sproles made it 28-13 with 59 seconds left in the third quarter.
The Eagles only needed one play to get back in the game. After a quick first down, the Eagles had two consecutive plays for no gain and were facing a third and long when Vick tossed a 65-yard pass to DeSean Jackson for a touchdown to make the game 28-21 going into the fourth quarter.
Vick was 26 of 41 for 286 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 50 yards on six attempts. LeSean McCoy ran the ball 18 times for a 127 yards and one touchdown.
On the Saints' next possession, Eagles' cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha intercepted a pass at his own 48-yard line and sped off towards the endzone for what appeared to be a touchdown return. But it was nullified by an off sides penalty by defensive end Jason Babin.
The Eagles' defense was still able to hold the Saints to a quick three-and-out and forced New Orleans to punt the ball. Vick led the Eagles down the field quickly but the drive stalled and Philadelphia was forced to settle for a field goal with nine minutes remaining in the game to cut into the lead and make the score 28-24. Neither team scored in the remaining nine minutes.
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Week 1
Cowboys Vs. Giants
Week 2
Packers Vs. Bears
49ers Vs. Lions
Broncos Vs. Falcons
Week 3
Giants Vs. Panthers
Patriots Vs. Ravens
Packers Vs. Seahawks
Week 4
Browns Vs. Ravens
Giants Vs. Eagles
Bears Vs. Cowboys
Week 5
Cardinal Vs. Rams
Chargers Vs. Saints
Texans Vs. Jets
Week 6
Steelers Vs. Titans
Packers Vs. Texans
Broncos Vs. Chargers
Week 7
Seahawks Vs. 49ers
Steelers Vs. Bengals
Week 8
Buccaneers Vs. Vikings
49ers Vs. Cardinals
Week 9
Chiefs Vs. Chargers
Cowboys Vs. Falcons