Monday Night Football Scores: New Orleans Saints Light Up Green Bay Packers to Keep Playoff Hopes Alive

Drew Brees was 20/26 passing for 323 yards and four touchdowns, Pierre Thomas collected 87 yards rushing and a pair of TDs while Lance Moore had 115 yards receiving and two touchdowns on five receptions as the New Orleans Saints (6-5) hammered the Green Bay Packers (5-6) 51-29 on Monday Night Football to keep their playoff hopes alive.

The Packers jumped on the board in the first in the opening quarter as John Kuhn scored on a one-yard run but the Saints bounced back with a 70-yard touchdown pass from Brees to Moore and then Thomas scored on a 4-yard run to give New Orleans a 14-7 advantage.

Aaron Rodgers pulled the Packers even when he found Greg Jennings on a 7-yard touchdown pass early in the second quarter but Brees answered once again, hitting Moore on a 14-yard TD to put the Saints back in front 21-14. Green Bay managed to find the endzone once more as Rodgers scored on a 10-yard keeper to tie the game only to see Garrett Hartley kick a 30-yard field goal with two seconds left in the half which opened the door for a huge second half.

New Orleans dominated the third quarter as Brees tossed a pair of touchdowns, a 16-yarder to Billy Miller and a 70-yarder to Marques Colston while Deuce McAllister found the endzone on a 4-yard run to become the all-time TD leader in Saints history with 54 and New Orleans led 45-21 heading into the fourth.

The Packers cut their deficit to 16 early in the fourth quarter but the Saints sealed the game on a 31-yard touchdown run from Thomas midway through the final frame.

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