The Saints answered the Falcons' score with a 69-yard drive capped by a four-yard scoring pass from Drew Brees to Reggie Bush. with 5:04 left in the game. Bush then swept around right end for a two-point conversion.
On the touchdown, Bush broke a tackle by cornerback Lewis Sanders.
Marcus Colston make a key play on the drive, making a finger-tip catch across the middle and breaking a tackle by defensive back Chris Houston on the way to a 33-yard gain to the Falcons' 31. The drive lasted 5:15.