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November 09, 2009

* SAINTS 30, PANTHERS 20: At New Orleans, the Saints moved to 8-0

for the first time in club history when Drew Brees (24-for-35, 330 yards) overcame two early turnovers to throw for a touchdown in a comeback win over Carolina (3-5). The Saints' defense did not intercept a pass for the first time all season, but the unit forced three turnovers on fumbles. The last produced New Orleans' seventh defensive touchdown of the season on Anthony Hargrove's strip, recovery and 1-yard return late in the fourth quarter. DeAngelo Williams rushed for 149 yards and two TDs, and Carolina gained 182 on the ground.

* COLTS 20, TEXANS 17: At Indianapolis, running back Joseph Addai

(63 yards, 14 carries) scored the go-ahead touchdown with 7:11 left and Houston's Kris Brown missed a 42-yard field goal as time expired, keeping the Colts undefeated. Indy (8-0) is the fourth team in league history with 17 straight wins. Indianapolis blew a 13-0, first-half lead and trailed by 17-13 when Steve Slaton (17 yards, six carries) opened the fourth quarter with a 1-yard TD run for Houston (5-4). But Addai answered with a 2-yard TD run to rally the Colts.

* SEAHAWKS 32, LIONS 20: At Seattle, Matt Hasselbeck (39-for-51,

329 yards) rallied the Seahawks (3-5) from a 17-0 deficit with a franchise-record 39 completions to hold off Detroit (1-7). Hasselbeck threw an interception on his first play but finished with the first 300-yard passing game in two seasons for the Seahawks. Josh Wilson returned an interception 61 yards for a touchdown with 22 seconds left, the last of five picks thrown by Lions rookie Matthew Stafford (22-for-42, 203 yards), the top overall draft pick.

* PATRIOTS 27, DOLPHINS 17: At Foxborough, Mass., Tom Brady

(25-for-37, 332 yards) and Randy Moss connected on two highlight-reel plays as New England (6-2) beat Miami (3-5). Moss set up the Patriots' first touchdown with a one-handed, 36-yard grab at the Dolphins 1-yard line, then scored on a 71-yard play after catching the ball about 10 yards beyond the line of scrimmage. Miami's two touchdowns came on possessions on which it used the Wildcat most extensively - after gaining just 36 yards on 21 Wildcat plays in its previous two games. Moss caught six passes for 147 yards.

* BENGALS 17, RAVENS 7: At Cincinnati, the Bengals scored on

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