Saints Survive Scare From Da Dirty Bird, Beat Atlanta Falcons To Remain Perfect

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Published: December 13, 2009

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... on the road for the second straight week as they defeated the Atlanta Falcons 26-23 to clinch a first-round bye.

This time it was the Saints, and not their opponent, blowing a double-digit lead.

New Orleans led 23-9 with just over nine minutes left in the third quarter when the Falcons came flying back to tie the game.

Quarterback Chris Redman and receiver Michael Jenkins took advantage of a Saints blitz to score on a 50-yard touchdown. The Falcons then marched 79 yards on their next possession and scored on a 4-yard run by Jason Snelling.

Then, with the score tied and Atlanta with good field position, Falcons offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey called a play that reminded me of Sean Payton circa 2007.

On first down, Atlanta ran the Wildcat with return man Eric Weems and they proceeded to lose 12 yards. Feeling the pressure to make a pl...

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