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November 27, 2010, Saturday
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THE New Orleans Saints blew a 17-point lead, fought back to get ahead inside the final two minutes, then relied on a missed field goal to beat the Dallas Cowboys 30-27 in the NFL on Thursday.
The Saints, playing on the Thanksgiving holiday for the first time, won their fourth straight to improve to 8-3. The Cowboys (3-8) lost for the first time in three games since Jason Garrett became interim coach.
Dallas trailed 0-17 after New Orleans' first three possessions, and the Saints were up 20-3 just before halftime. Then, kicker David Buehler made a career-best 53-yarder as the second quarter ended, and the Cowboys' fightback was on. Dallas scored on four straight possessions to get close, then went ahead 27-23 on Tashard Choice's 1-yard touchdown run with 5:51 left.
The Cowboys were on their way to stretching the lead when Roy Williams broke free with a catch and raced toward the end zone, but Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins raced over and stripped the ball at the 11.
New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees took it from there. On the winning drive, he hit Robert Meachem for 55 yards and Lance Moore on a 12-yard touchdown to go ahead 30-27 with 1:55 left.
Buehler had a chance to tie it for Dallas, but narrowly missed a 59-yard field goal attempt.
In Detroit, Tom Brady threw a season-high four touchdown passes, all in the second half, and had a perfect quarterback rating of 158.3 to help the New England Patriots beat the Detroit Lions 45-24.
Brady was 21 of 27 for 341 yards, just short of season high, with no interceptions to become the first to have a perfect passer rating this season with a minimum of five attempts, according to STATS LLC. Brady also had a perfect rating in 2007 when he threw a career-high six TD passes in a victory over Miami.
In East Rutherford, New Jersey, Brad Smith scored on an 89-yard kickoff return during which he lost his left shoe and also had a 53-yard touchdown run as the New York Jets topped the Cincinnati Bengals 26-10.
The Saints, playing on the Thanksgiving holiday for the first time, won their fourth straight to improve to 8-3. The Cowboys (3-8) lost for the first time in three games since Jason Garrett became interim coach.
Dallas trailed 0-17 after New Orleans' first three possessions, and the Saints were up 20-3 just before halftime. Then, kicker David Buehler made a career-best 53-yarder as the second quarter ended, and the Cowboys' fightback was on. Dallas scored on four straight possessions to get close, then went ahead 27-23 on Tashard Choice's 1-yard touchdown run with 5:51 left.
The Cowboys were on their way to stretching the lead when Roy Williams broke free with a catch and raced toward the end zone, but Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins raced over and stripped the ball at the 11.
New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees took it from there. On the winning drive, he hit Robert Meachem for 55 yards and Lance Moore on a 12-yard touchdown to go ahead 30-27 with 1:55 left.
Buehler had a chance to tie it for Dallas, but narrowly missed a 59-yard field goal attempt.
In Detroit, Tom Brady threw a season-high four touchdown passes, all in the second half, and had a perfect quarterback rating of 158.3 to help the New England Patriots beat the Detroit Lions 45-24.
Brady was 21 of 27 for 341 yards, just short of season high, with no interceptions to become the first to have a perfect passer rating this season with a minimum of five attempts, according to STATS LLC. Brady also had a perfect rating in 2007 when he threw a career-high six TD passes in a victory over Miami.
In East Rutherford, New Jersey, Brad Smith scored on an 89-yard kickoff return during which he lost his left shoe and also had a 53-yard touchdown run as the New York Jets topped the Cincinnati Bengals 26-10.
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