New Orleans: Drew Brees threw two touchdown passes Monday to lead New Orleans over the Philadelphia Eagles 28-13, giving the Saints their third National Football League triumph in four games.
Brees stretched his NFL-record streak of consecutive games with a touchdown pass to 51 as Eagles suffered their fourth straigh defeat.
Saints defender Patrick Robinson picked off a pass by Philadelphia’s Michael Vick and returned the ball for a touchdown as the Saints took a 7-0 lead.
Alex Henery kicked a 22-yard field goal early in the second quarter to put the Eagles on the scoreboard but the Saints answered to seize a 14-3 lead.
Brees flipped a 1-yard touchdown pass to Marques Colston giving the Saints a 21-3 half-time edge.
Vick connected with DeSean Jackson on a 77-yard touchdown pass and Henery added to pull the Eagles within 21-13.
But Brees tossed a pass to Jimmy Graham in the third quarter to create the final margin.
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