Saints give Giants 3rd loss in row

New York Giants center David Baas (64) reacts during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. The Saints won 49-24. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)
New York Giants center David Baas (64) reacts during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. The Saints won 49-24. (AP Photo/Bill Haber) (Bill Haber)
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Posted: November 29, 2011

NEW ORLEANS - Drew Brees and the surging New Orleans Saints made everything look easy against the slumping Giants.

Brees passed for 363 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another score as New Orleans rolled to a 49-24 victory last night, extending New York's losing skid to three games.

Tight end Jimmy Graham had five catches for 84 yards, including touchdowns of 5 and 29 yards. Brees' two other scoring strikes went to Lance Moore, who had five catches for 54 yards.

This was a game New York was desperate to win after losing its previous two to San Francisco and the Eagles.

Instead, the Giants (6-5) dropped a game behind first-place Dallas in the NFC East and face the possibility of a four-game losing streak when they host the unbeaten Green Bay Packers Sunday.

The Saints (8-3), meanwhile, maintained a one-game lead over Atlanta in the NFC South.

They also padded their rushing stats with 205 yards on the ground, including touchdown runs of 12 yards by Pierre Thomas and 35 yards by rookie Mark Ingram.

Marques Colston had three catches for 78 yards, all on the Saints' 34-second, 88-yard touchdown drive late in the second quarter that gave New Orleans a 21-3 halftime lead. Colston's longest reception went for 50 yards when he caught a pass along the left sideline, slipped a tackle and raced upfield.

The Giants took a beating on the scoreboard and on the field. Defensive end Osi Umenyiora went out with a sprained ankle and receiver Hakeem Nicks was rocked by a vicious collision with Saints rookie safety Isa Abdul-Quddus. Nicks stayed in the game despite bruised ribs.

The Giants did not get into the end zone until Brandon Jacobs steamrolled safety Roman Harper on an 8-yard run that made it 21-10 in the third quarter.

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