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Unbeaten Saints hold off Falcons 26-23 (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

The New Orleans Saints keep cutting it close. Drew Brees threw for 296 yards and three touchdowns, Jonathan Vilma came up with two huge defensive plays, and the Saints remained perfect with another tight win, 26-23 over the pesky Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Garrett Hartley won it on a 38-yard field goal with a 4:42 remaining after the Falcons rallied from 14 points down.