New Orleans, LA (Sportsbooks) - Drew Brees threw for five touchdowns, and the Saints continued their unbeaten march by dominating the
New England Patriots, 38-17, at the Superdome.
Monday's matchup featured two of the league's most prolific offenses over the past three seasons, but the Saints showed why they are in an elite class this year. Brees connected on 18-of-23 throws for 371 yards, as the Saints thrived with big offensive plays and also picked off Tom Brady twice.
New Orleans (11-0) rolled against the Patriots despite being without running back Reggie Bush, who missed his second straight game due to a bruised right knee.
The Saints continued their best start in franchise history and remained one of two unbeaten teams, with Indianapolis also 11-0. The Colts clinched the AFC South title Sunday, and the Saints are on the verge of securing the NFC South championship going into Sunday's game at Washington. This is the first time in league history that there are two 11-0 teams in the same season.
Marques Colston had four catches for 121 yards and a TD, while Devery Henderson caught three balls for 116 yards and a score.
Brady, who had thrown for at least 300 yards in his previous five contests, connected on 21-of-36 passes for 237 yards and no TDs for the Patriots (7-4), whose lead in the AFC East is at two games over the Dolphins and Jets. New England plays at Miami on Sunday.
Down by 21 points, Brady was lifted late in the fourth quarter and replaced by rookie Brian Hoyer. The loss dropped the Pats to 1-4 on the road this season.
The Patriots had their 17-game regular season winning streak against NFC opponents broken. That was the longest winning streak against the opposite conference since the 1970 merger.
Brady became New England's all-time leading passer, as he eclipsed the mark of 29,657 yards set by Drew Bledsoe. Brady has 29,732.
