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South title still on hold;Brees nearly throws game away with a pickoff in fourth, then rallies New

The Falcons made Drew Brees pay for a huge mistake, but couldn't stop the New Orleans quarterback with everything on the line, losing 17-14 to the Saints in a tightly played Monday Night Football game. With 3:24 left to play, Brees coolly tossed a 6-yard scoring pass to rookie tight end Jimmy Graham for the game-winner, delaying an NFC South championship and No. 1 playoff seed for Atlanta (12-3). That capped a 13-play, 92-yard drive. That more than made up for an unfathomable error by the offensive leader of the Saints (11-4).