Record: 6-3

Next opponent: vs. Denver, November 16

The Falcons snapped a four game losing streak against the New 
Orleans Saints, posting a 34-20 win over the team from the "Big 
Easy" on Sunday afternoon in Atlanta.  ... QB Matt Ryan 
connected on 16-of-23 passes for 248 yards and two touchdown 
strikes in the victory, including a 67-yard TD pass to RB 
Jerious Norwood in the fourth quarter.  The rookie QB has 
completed 59-of-84 passes for 902 yards and five touchdowns at 
the Georgia Dome.  He has yet to throw an interception in front 
of the home crowd in a regular-season game. ... The Atlanta 
defense allowed QB Drew Brees to pass for 420 yards, but 
intercepted the New Orleans quarterback three times, including a
95-yard pick for a touchdown by CB Chevis Jackson.  Jackson's 
first career interception and subsequent scramble down the 
sideline was the second longest interception return for a 
touchdown in Falcons' history.  Tom Pridemore had a 101-yard INT
return for a TD against the San Francisco 49ers on September 20,
1981.