Ravens hang on late, hand Saints 3rd consecutive home loss
Derick E. Hingle / Reuters
The Baltimore Ravens overcame an early deficit Monday, using a 20-3 second-half run to down the New Orleans Saints 34-27 at the Superdome.
Here's what you need to know:
- New Orleans outgained Baltimore 525-449.
- Ravens running back Justin Forsett ran for a career-high 182 yards on 22 carries, scoring twice.
- On his 28th birthday, Saints tight end Jimmy Graham caught six passes for 47 yards and two touchdowns.
- The Ravens are the only NFL team Drew Brees has not beaten in his career - he's 0-4 against them.
- Brees entered the contest with seven consecutive Monday night home wins, one shy of Peyton Manning's record.
- The Saints entered having won 12 straight home games in prime time - the longest streak since the merger.
- The Ravens finish the season 4-0 against the NFC South, averaging 37.3 points in those games.
- The Saints have now fallen out of the NFC South lead behind the 4-7 Atlanta Falcons, who hold the tiebreaker.
- This marks the third time the Saints have been swept in a three-game home stand (1967, 1997).
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