Saints...22 Falcons...16
NEW ORLEANS -- Forget Reggie Bush’s blazing speed and flashy moves. His underrated power and grit turned a day of frustration into one of celebration for the New Orleans Saints.
His feet churning and body squirming as three Atlanta tacklers met him at the two-yard line, Bush spun free and dived across the goal line on a crucial third-and-goal screen pass. His touchdown lifted New Orleans to a 22-16 victory over the Falcons.
Bush threw the ball into the second deck of the Louisiana Superdome after the score. While fans chanted his name in celebration, Bush took a handoff on a two-point conversion, raced to the sideline and dived in at the pylon to put the Saints (2-4) up by six points with 5:04 remaining.
When the Falcons (1-6) stalled on their next drive, they punted with under two minutes to go and all three timeouts left.
But Bush clinched it two plays later with a seven-yard run for a first down that allowed New Orleans to run out the clock.
Quoteworthy: “I just kept fighting, kept my feet moving and refused to go down.” -- Reggie Bush, Saints running back
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