[Saints fans: Sign up for FanPulse, our weekly Saints survey] Week 3 has somewhat important things at stake, as the New Orleans Saints (1-1) travel to take on the Atlanta Falcons (1-1) in an early NFC South showdown. The Saints look to pick up their first road win of the season, and are also looking to avoid falling to 0-2 in the divisional race. It’ll be the 99th time these two teams meet, which includes one postseason meeting. Atlanta leads the all-time series 52-46. Both teams split their games in 2017, with each home team winning their respective matchup. The Saints have lost three out of the last four on the road, with a lone win from the 2015 season to show for. It’s Matt Ryan vs. Drew Brees. Dan Quinn matching wits with Sean Payton. Julio Jones and Michael Thomas in action. Need I say more for the NFL’s most underrated rivalry? What’s your game predicition?<doc-sep>The Saints beat the Falcons, 43-37, in overtime on Sunday. The Falcons entered the game as the favorites to win, but the Saints scored touchdown with less than three minutes left in overtime. Drew Brees had a huge game. Not only did he surpass Brett Favre to become the NFL career completions leader, but he also scored two rushing touchdowns, including the game winner, and threw for three others. ​Brees finished 39-of-49 for 396 yards. The Saints had help on offense from Alvin Kamara and Michael Thomas. The duo sparked the unit, with Kamara providing 66 rushing yards on 16 carries and 15 receptions for 124 total yards. Meanwhile, Thomas had 10 receptions for 129 yards. Matt Ryan was impressive for the Falcons. He went 26-of-35 for 374 yards and five touchdowns. He surpassed Joe Montana for the most touchdowns scored against New Orleans in NFL history. Calvin Ridley led the Falcons' offense with 146 yards on seven receptions and scored on three of Matt Ryan's five touchdown passes. Julio Jones was able to get 96 yards on five catches. The Falcons will look to recover in Week 4 at home against the Bengals (2-1), who are coming off a road loss to the Panthers. The Saints will visit New York to take on the Giants (1-2), who are no longer winless after beating the Texans, 27-22. Sporting News provided live scoring updates and highlights from Saints vs. Falcons in Atlanta. Saints vs. Falcons: Score, results, highlights Saints: 43 Falcons: 37 (All times ET) 4:41 p.m.- Saints win. Drew Brees dives into the end zone for a game-winning touchdown. Saints 43, Falcons 37 Drew Brees extends for the walk-off TOUCHDOWN in Atlanta! #NOvsATL pic.twitter.com/Z48aizyypV — New Orleans Saints (@Saints) September 23, 2018 4:39 p.m.- Alvin Kamara gets the first down at the ATL 14. Atlanta's defense is putting pressure on Brees and he throws the ball away. Thomas is down on the ATL 3 for a first down. Alvin Kamara's touchdown is overturned and he is down just in front of the end zone. 4:30 p.m.- The Saints won the coin toss and will receive first. Taysom Hill runs the ball 23 yards to the NO 20. Brees finds Thomas for a 23-yard gain into Falcons territory. Kamara is pushed out of bounds just short of a first down on the ATL 37. End of fourth quarter: Saints 37, Falcons 37 4:18 p.m.- Saints will get the ball on their own 25 with only 16 seconds left in regulation. The clock will run out. The Saints and Falcons take a 37-37 tie into overtime. 4:15 p.m.- Marvin Hill runs the punt 26 yards to the ATL 26. Ryan finds Jones for a first down. Matt Ryan is tackled and his pass is incomplete. Falcons will punt. 4:10 p.m.- TOUCHDOWN. Taysom Hill returns the punt 18 yards to the NO 19. Ryan connects with Thomas for a gain of 14 yards. Ted Ginn Jr. runs for a 20-yard gain. The Saints are in the red zone. Hill just gets over the line for a first down on the ATL 8. Drew Brees dives into the end zone for a seven-yard touchdown run. The extra point is good. Saints 37, Falcons 37 3:54 p.m.- TOUCHDOWN and 2 PT. CONVERSION. Falcons will start on their own 25. Matt Ryan connects with Julio Jones for 58 yards, on the NO 12. The Saints defense forces a punt. Matt Bryant's 29-yard field goal attempt is good. After the field goal is called off because of a penalty, Matt Ryan connects with Mohamed Sanu for a five-yard touchdown pass. The 2-point conversion attempt is good. Saints 30, Falcons 37 3:45 p.m.- TOUCHDOWN. Saints get the ball on their own 25. Brees finds Taysom Hill for a 35-yard gain. Alvin Kamara is down just in front of the end zone. Brees finds Zach Line for a touchdown. The extra point is good. Saints 30, Falcons 29. Brees finds Zach Line for a TOUCHDOWN on 4th and goal! #NOvsATL pic.twitter.com/S9BLsndGtZ — New Orleans Saints (@Saints) September 23, 2018 3:33 p.m.- TOUCHDOWN and 2-PT. CONVERSION. Matt Ryan finds Tevin Coleman for a five-yard touchdown. The Falcons will attempt a 2-point conversion. Ryan's pass to Hooper is caught in the end zone for a successful 2-point conversion. Saints 23, Falcons 29 End of third quarter: Saints 23, Falcons 21 3:27 p.m.- Marvin Hall returns the punt to the ATL 18. After an offensive holding penalty, Ryan finds Julio Jones for an 11-yard gain. Paulsen gets the Falcons within the red zone with an 11-yard reception. End of the third quarter. 3:17 p.m.- TOUCHDOWN. Brees finds Michael Thomas for a first down. Cameron Meredith catches an 11-yard touchdown pass from Brees. The extra point is good. Saints 23, Falcons 21. 3:10 p.m.- Matt Bosher's punt is blocked by Alex Okafor and New Orleans will get the ball on the ATL 16. 3:08 p.m.- There is a face mask penalty on Hardee on the punt. Atlanta is unable to score and will punt. 3:04 p.m.- Saints get the ball on their own 25. Drew Brees is sacked and the Falcons' defense forces a punt. 2:56 p.m.- TOUCHDOWN. Defensive pass interference on a long pass to Calvin Ridley. Patrick Robinson was injured on the play. Ryan finds Ridley once again for a nine-yard touchdown pass. The extra point Bryant is good. Saints 16, Falcons 21. CALVIN RIDLEY HAT TRICK! pic.twitter.com/DcrVsibDee — Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) September 23, 2018 Halftime: Saints 16, Falcons 14 2:32 p.m.- TOUCHDOWN. The Falcons will get the ball on their own 25. The clock runs out. The Saints have a 2-point lead at halftime. 2:30 p.m.- FIELD GOAL. Saints are on the Atlanta 27 after a 19-yard pass to Ben Watson. Wil Lutz's 45-yard field goal attempt is good. Saints 16, Falcons 14. 2:26 p.m.- The Falcons go three and out. The Saints get the ball on their own 42. Matt Ryan has passed Joe Montana for the most touchdowns against New Orleans. With that touchdown pass, Matt Ryan has passed Joe Montana for the most TDs EVER against 🚫. 📝 - https://t.co/GPNk3PrMHD pic.twitter.com/iuJ2S7WVRB — Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) September 23, 2018 2:22 p.m.- The ball is on the New Orleans 44 after a 21-yard pass to Alvin Kamara. Brees' pass to Ginn Jr. is incomplete. The Saints will punt. The Falcons get the ball on their own 9. 2:15 p.m.- TOUCHDOWN. Calvin RIdley catches a 75-yard touchdown pass from Ryan. The extra point is good. The Falcons take the lead. Saints 13, Falcons 14. 🚨 BALLER ALERT 🚨 CALVIN RIDLEY IS GOING OFF. pic.twitter.com/UQvg5f1n8M — Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) September 23, 2018 2:11 p.m.- FIELD GOAL. Drew Brees has surpassed Brett Favre for most completions in NFL history. The Saints are in the red zone after a deep 27-yard pass to Ben Watson. The Saints fail to find the end zone. Will Lutz 21-yard attempt is good. Saints 13, Falcons 7 . Drew Brees just set the @NFL record for most career completions! pic.twitter.com/mKEPkr5e5H — New Orleans Saints (@Saints) September 23, 2018 2:05 p.m.- Matt Ryan's deep pass to Calvin Ridley is incompete. The Falcons will punt. 1:57 p.m.- FIELD GOAL. Alvin Kamara returns the punt to the New Orleans 38 for 10 yards. Austin Carr catches a 25-yard pass from Brees' for a first down. There is an offensive holding penalty on Ben Watson and Brees' pass to Ginn Jr. is incomplete. Lutz 49-yard field goal is good. Drew Brees has tied the NFL record for completions. Saints 10, Falcons 7. Wil Lutz puts us up 10-7 with a 49-yard field goal that ricochets off the uprights! #NOvsATL pic.twitter.com/XvvAx3PGoN — New Orleans Saints (@Saints) September 23, 2018 1:45 p.m.- Matt Ryan is sacked on 3rd and 6. The Falcons will punt. End of first quarter: Saints 7, Falcons 7 1:40 p.m.- The Saints go three and out to end the first quarter. The score is even at 7. 1:34 p.m.- TOUCHDOWN. Matt Ryan finds Julio Jones for the first down at the ATL 33. Calvin Ridley caught a 10-yard pass on third down to give the Falcons a first down.<doc-sep>The New Orleans Saints left the Atlanta Falcons with a big win, with quarterback Drew Brees cruising to victory in overtime. Here’s the snap counts from the game: Saints snap counts vs. Falcons: pic.twitter.com/r7O41QnU7x — Josh Katzenstein (@jkatzenstein) September 24, 2018 Offense Offensive backfield: QB Drew Brees (79/79, 100%) RB Alvin Kamara (67/79, 100%) FB Zach Line (12/79, 15%) RB Jonathan Williams (9/79, 11%) QB Taysom Hill (5/79, 100%) RB Mike Gillislee (4/79, 5%) It continues to be the Alvin Kamara show in the backfield, though Taysom Hill is making his case to get reps as a runner. It’s clear as day that the Saints need Mark Ingram back to level out this situation. Offensive line: LT Terron Armstead (79/79, 100%) LG Josh LeRibeus (79/79, 100%) C Max Unger (79/79, 100%) RG Larry Warford (79/79, 100%) RT Ryan Ramczyk (79/79, 100%) OL Jermon Bushrod (4/79, 5%) Andrus Peat did not return to start at left guard, so other than that the Saints enjoyed a healthy offensive line. They largely produced clean blocking for Drew Brees and the Saints running backs. Skills positions: WR Michael Thomas (75/79, 95%) WR Ted Ginn Jr. (52/79, 66%) TE Josh Hill (49/79, 62%) TE Ben Watson (45/79, 57%) WR Cameron Meredith (34/79, 43%) WR Tre’Quan Smith (26/79, 33%) WR Austin Carr (13/79, 16%) New Orleans is still leaning hard on Michael Thomas, and he played nearly every snap against Atlanta. Some progress was made by Cameron Meredith and Tre’Quan Smith, even though they combined for just one target. It’s also interesting that Josh Hill outsnapped Ben Watson.<doc-sep>
Charles Odum Associated Press ATLANTA — Drew Brees' 1-yard run capped an 80-yard touchdown drive to open overtime that lifted the New Orleans Saints to a 43-37 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Brees' score came after his apparent 3-yard TD pass to Alvin Kamara was overturned on a review that determined Kamara's knee was down before the goal line. Brees scored on a keeper on the following play, giving the Saints (2-1) the win on the day the 39-year-old quarterback set the NFL record for career completions. Brees passed for 396 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two scores. Kamara had 15 catches for 124 yards and ran for 66 yards. Brees' biggest play before the winner might have been his improbable 7-yard scoring run with 1:15 remaining that forced overtime. He ran to his left and then spun to avoid tackle attempts by Brian Poole and Robert Alford. Atlanta's Matt Ryan had his first career game with five scoring passes, including three to rookie Calvin Ridley. That wasn't enough for the Falcons (1-2) against Brees and the high-scoring Saints, who gained 534 yards. Ryan passed for 374 yards, including 146 to Ridley, who became the first Falcons rookie with three scoring catches. Ridley, who had seven receptions, including a 75-yard TD, had his first game with more than one touchdown reception in his first game with at least 100 yards receiving. Ridley's third scoring catch against the Saints was a 9-yarder early in the third quarter that held up following a review. Ryan's five touchdown passes tied the team record set by Wade Wilson on Dec. 13, 1992, at Tampa Bay. The fifth went to Mohamed Sanu — followed by Ryan's 2-point conversion pass to Sanu — gave the Falcons a 37-30 lead midway through the fourth quarter. The scoring pass came after Saints defensive tackle David Onyemata was called for unnecessary roughness when Atlanta's Matt Bryant kicked a 29-yard field goal that would have given the Falcons a 32-30 lead. With the penalty, the Falcons' offense came back on the field. Ridley beat P.J. Williams on his first two scoring catches, an 18-yarder in the first quarter and the 75-yarder in the second quarter. The Saints made a defensive switch, moving Ken Crawley into coverage on Ridley. Crawley was called for pass interference on a deep incompletion to Ridley early in the third quarter that gave Atlanta a first down at the New Orleans 5. On second down from the 9, Ridley's third scoring catch gave the Falcons a 21-16 lead. Williams' troubles continued when he was called for pass interference when trying to cover Sanu, and that flag set up another first down at the 5. Ryan's fourth scoring pass, to Tevin Coleman, made it 29-23. With his 14th completed pass, Brees broke the record of 6,300 career completions set by Hall of Famer Brett Favre. Brees closed in on the mark early, completing his first four passes, including a 19-yard scoring pass to Ted Ginn Jr., on the Saints' opening drive. The Falcons pulled even on Ryan's 18-yard touchdown pass to Ridley later in the opening quarter. Brees set the career completions record with a 17-yard completion to Michael Thomas in the second quarter, giving him 6,301. With a little more help from Ginn, Brees might have had a bigger first half. Ginn dropped a sideline pass on a drive that ended with a 49-yard field goal by Will Lutz bouncing off the left upright and over the cross bar. Later in the second quarter, Ginn juggled a pass for an incompletion as he ran out of bounds on the Atlanta sideline. Ryan's 75-yard scoring pass to Ridley was his 34th career TD pass against the Saints, the most by any quarterback. He surpassed Joe Montana's 33 TD passes against New Orleans.