Grading The Saints

The New Orleans Saints defeated the Seattle Seahawks, 34-19, on Sunday. James Varney, of the Times-Picayune, grades the performance, below.

Courtesy---James Varney/Times-Picayune

Offense: 3 fleurs-de-lis

A terrific first half was tempered by a poor second half -- marred by quarterback Drew Brees' interception on an ill-advised pass on the Seattle 6-yard line and a long scoring run by Julius Jones wiped out by a holding penalty -- that stripped the unit of the fourth fleur de lis.

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