*Second-quarter update: *The New Orleans Saints used a 44-yard scoring pass from Drew Brees to Jimmy Graham to take a 14-13 lead Thursday night at the Georgia Dome.
Graham got open on a nice double move on the left sideline and Brees hit his big tight end in stride. Graham carried a Falcons defenders into the end zone and then forced the uprights to be adjusted after his dunk-spike.
Atlanta had a first-and-goal from the 10 toward the end of the period but had to settle for Matt Bryant's second field goal of the quarter (24 yards; first was from 39).
Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan had a lot of success attacking Saints cornerback Corey White, who is starting in place of Jabari Greer, who was placed on IR after tearing his left ACL against the 49ers.
Key stats: Saints, Drew Brees, 14 of 19 for 156 yards and two TDs, Jimmy Graham, four catches for 65 yards and a TD. Falcons, Matt Ryan, 14 of 19 for 147 yards; Darius Johnson, five catches for 65 yards, Steven Jackson, nine carries for 37 yards.
