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Third quarter updates: Saints 26, Rams 17

Rookie Brandin Cooks scores his first TD

Aug 08, 2014 at 01:45 PM

Third quarter update: Brandin Cooks, the New Orleans Saints' first-round draft pick in 2014, scored his first NFL touchdown on a 25-yard reception from Ryan Griffin. Cooks took a short pass in the right flat, juked a St. Louis defender and then raced into the end zone. He's had five catches for 55 yards.

The Saints also added a 37-yard field goal from Derek Dimke in the quarter.

Key stats: QB Ryan Griffin, 16 of 23 for 179 yards and a TD; Cooks, five receptions for 55 yards. Ingram, eight carries for 88 yards. Josh Hill, two receptions for 67 yards.

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