Saints, Falcons tied 7-7 after 1 quarter

Drew Brees completed a 25-yard touchdown pass to David Patten to cap a 99-yard touchdown drive, but Chris Redman answered with a scoring pass to Roddy White and the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons were tied 7-7 after one quarter on Monday night. A 68-yard punt by Atlanta’s Michael Koenen bounced out of bounds at the Saints 1, but Brees needed only six plays to lead the team on the 99-yard…