Saints win a tale of two halves
In the first half of a game against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, New Orleans Saints’ QB Billy Jo Hobert was atrocious. He was 5 of 12 for 92 yards with 3 INTs and the Saints trailed 17-0 at halftime. In the second half, Hobert flipped the switch, and he got hot in the second. He was 13 of 18 passing for 259 yards and 3 TDs and led the Saints to a 31-24 come-from-behind win over the Falcons.
The Falcons took a 17-0 lead at halftime due to their explosive offense. QB Chris Chandler and the Falcons racked up 236 yards by halftime and were rolling. Chandler hit RB Jamal Anderson on a 23-yard touchdown pass and then Anderson snaked his way through the Saints defense for another first half touchdown.
Then the Saints started rolling in the third quarter as they scored 24 answered points. RB Ray Zellars scored on a TD run of 3 yards, and then Hobert connected on TD pass of 5 and 59 yards to WR Andre Hastings.
The Falcons tied the game with 4 minutes to play in the game when Chandler tossed a TD strike to WR Terrence Mathis for 43 yards; however, a minute later, Hobert connected with WR Randal Hill on an 83-yard game-winning bomb. The Saints held on to win 31-24.
The Saints are now 7-5 and are in the thick of the NFC Wildcard race. They snapped a three-game losing streak with this win and will travel to Charlotte next Sunday to take on the Carolina Panthers. The Falcons are now 5-7 and are on the outside looking in of the NFC Wildcard race. They will travel next Sunday to take on the red-hot Seattle Seahawks.