NEW ORLEANS (11/28/11) – Drew Brees and the high-flying Saints amassed 577 yards in offense as the defeated the New York Giants 49-24 on Monday Night Football.
Brees threw for 363 yards and 4 touchdowns and scrambled for another score as New Orleans improved to 8-3 on the season.
New York’s Eli Manning threw for 406 yards and two touchdowns in defeat, as the Giants fell to 6-5. They are now one game behind Dallas for first place in the NFC East.
Kevin Harlan and Dan Fouts called the action on Westwood One Sports.
(Drew Brees hits Lance Moore for a 7-0 lead)
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(Brees connects with Jimmy Graham to make it 14-3 Saints)
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(Brees passes to Moore again to make it 21-3 just before halftime)
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(Brandon Jacobs’ 8-yd run cuts the lead to 21-10)
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(Brees matches that score with an 8-yd scramble of his own to make it 28-10)
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(Brees finds Graham, who stretches the ball across the pylon for a 35-10 advantage)
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(Eli Manning hits Victor Cruz on a bomb to cut the lead to 35-17)
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(Pierre Thomas runs it in untouched from 12 yards for a 42-17 edge)
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(Manning and Cruz connect again)
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(Mark Ingram’s 35-yd TD caps the scoring)
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(Jimmy Graham’s postgame interview with Westwood One sideline reporter Mark Malone)
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(Postgame recap from Westwood One’s Kevin Harlan and Dan Fouts)
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