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New Orleans 34, Atlanta 14
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The New Orleans Saints shook off the hangover from a devastating loss. The Falcons are still trying to get over a much bigger setback.
After waking to news that disgraced quarterback Michael Vick would have to serve nearly two years in prison for dogfighting, his one-time teammates in Atlanta trudged through another dismal performance in a lost season.
With Reggie Bush watching from the sideline and reportedly done for the year, Drew Brees passed for 328 yards and three touchdowns and New Orleans gave its playoff hopes a boost with a 34-14 rout of the Falcons on Monday night.
The Saints (6-7) had no trouble getting over the disappointment of their last-minute loss to Tampa Bay a week earlier, taking advantage of a team that had to be distracted by the events in Richmond, Va., earlier in the day.
“When you lose a guy like Reggie Bush, everybody has to step up,” said receiver David Patten, another of those who did just that.
