NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2012 ● O.co COLISEUM
SAINTS POSTGAME NOTES
*The New Orleans Saints improve to 5-5 with their fifth win in six games heading into next Sunday's game vs. the San Francisco 49ers (3:25 p.m., FOX).
*The win extends New Orleans' win streak in the month of November, dating back to 2009, to 14 games.
*It is New Orleans' first winning streak of three games or more in 2012 and their eighth since 2006.
*New Orleans' 38-point output is their highest of 2012.
*New Orleans improves their all-time record against Oakland in the series to 6-5-1. The Raiders are now the ninth club that the Saints have a winning record against all-time (Buffalo, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, New York Jets, Seattle, Tampa Bay).
*QB Drew Breescompleted 20 of 27 passes for 219 yards, three touchdowns and a passer rating of 134.6.
*Brees' second-quarter one-yard touchdown pass to TE Jimmy Graham in the first quarter extended his NFL-record streak of consecutive games with a touchdown pass to 53. He also extended his NFL-record streak of games with 20 or more completions to 46.
*Brees has thrown at least one touchdown pass in 95 of his 105 starts as a Saint. Brees has 95 multiple-TD games in his NFL career, the third-most among active NFL quarterbacks and ranked sixth all-time.
*Brees now leads the NFL with 28 touchdown passes this season.
*RB Mark Ingram tied a season-best in rushing with 67 yards on 12 carries, including a 27-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.
*RB Chris Ivoryripped off a 25-yard run in the third quarter as part of an afternoon where he carried eight times for 37 yards.
*WR Marques Colstonfinished with four receptions for 69 yards. Colston's fourth quarter 15-yard reception was the 500th of his career. He is now the third player in franchise history to reach that mark, joining Eric Martin (532) and Joe Horn (523).
*Graham led New Orleans in receiving with six catches for 29 yards, including a first quarter one-yard touchdown grab. Graham has now posted touchdown catches in his last four contests, recording five overall during the period.
*Graham has 24 career receiving touchdowns, now in sole possession of eighth all-time among Saints receivers as he surpassed Robert Meachem (2007-11) and Donte' Stallworth (2002-05).
*WR Lance Moore had two receptions for 53 yards, both of them touchdowns, moving his career total to 286 receptions and moving him past Tony Galbreath for sole possession of sixth place on the Saints' career list. It marks the seventh time in his career that Moore has had two touchdown grabs in a game, the first since the contest at Minnesota, Dec. 18, 2011. Moore now has 35 career touchdowns, moving him past Galbreath and RB Reggie Bushfor seventh place all-time on the club's list.
*Travaris Cadet's handled kickoff return duties and had a 75-yard kickoff return to open the third quarter. It was the longest kickoff return by a Saint this season. Cadet also had two receptions for 25 yards.
*S Malcolm Jenkins posted six tackles (five solo), one interception and one pass defensed. His first quarter 55-yard interception return for a touchdown was his first pick of the season and first since 2010 as well as his first return for a touchdown since a 96-yard return vs. St. Louis, Dec. 12, 2010. It was his third career defensive touchdown.
*S Roman Harper's second-quarter interception was his second of the season. Harper also led the team with 11 tackles (nine solo).
*It was the first time in three years together as a starting tandem that both Harper and Jenkins recorded interceptions in the same contest.
*DE Will Smithhad five tackles (four solo) and a sack to end the first half. Smith now has five takedowns in 2012 and 66.5 for his career, the fourth-highest total in club record books.
*LB Jonathan Vilmasacked Raiders QB Carson Palmerfor a loss of eight yards in the third quarter, his first takedown of the season and first since 2010.
*DT Tom Johnsonalso dropped Palmer for a 12-yard loss in the third quarter, his first takedown of 2012.
