Falcons rookie linebacker Deion Jones returned an interception 90 yards for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter, squashing a Saints rally and putting the Falcons up, 45-25.
Drew Brees had been moving the Saints, who’d finally kept the Falcons out of the end zone and were driving to make it a one-score game.
Jones is a New Orleans native, making his touchdown extra sweet.
On the ESPN broadcast, analyst Jon Gruden said Brees was fooled by the coverage, thought he was seeing man-to-man coverage and ended up chasing Jones to no avail. Brees was intercepted for the first time in 305 passes.
Tevin Coleman has three rushing touchdowns for the Falcons, who have been dominant when they’ve had the ball.
