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Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore said he's heard the term "sophomore slump" applied to him early this season.The 2017 Defensive Rookie of the Year sounds certain his critics will have to eat those words as the season wears on.But he also agrees the numbers haven't been pretty for New Orleans' pass defense the past few weeks www.saintsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-michael-thomas-jersey , and as one of the stars of the secondary, he has to answer for that."We've been doing some stuff out of character," said Lattimore, referring specifically to mistakes in technique and ineffective communication among defensive backs."We've just got to get on the same page and do certain things, like, together. And once we figure that out, we're going to get it right. But it's just got to start with playing with more swag. That eliminates everything. Playing with that confidence and going out there and getting it done."New Orleans, which visits the New York Giants this week, ranks 30th against the pass, allowing 336.7 yards passing per game.Even more concerning to Saints coach Sean Payton is that the Saints rank last in the NFL in yards allowed per pass attempt, a result of some of the deep passes they've given up in all three games.There were touchdowns passes of 58 yards to Tampa Bay's DeSean Jackson and 50 yards to Mike Evans in the opener; Tyrod Taylor's 47-yard, game-tying touchdown to Antonio Callaway in the final minutes of a Week 2 matchup with Cleveland that the Saints ultimately pulled out; and a 75-yard scoring pass to Atlanta's Calvin Ridley in Week 3.And those are just the scoring plays. Other deep throws produced big gains either on catches or pass interference penalties.Altogether, the Saints have yielded 45 or more yards on six different pass plays — one of them due to pass interference called on cornerback Ken Crawley."If there's only two things happening — a pass interference or completion — and there's no interception opportunity, then teams are going to take multiple (deep) shots more and more and more," Payton said this week. "I don't like the fact that we've had one takeaway after three games."There are a handful of things that need improvement fast."Saints defensive backs took no issue with Payton's criticism."It ain't like he's not telling the truth Larry Warford Jersey ," Lattimore said. "They see they can go deep and get a positive play out of it. I'd do the same thing playing us. But we're going to turn it around. We're going to get it right. I'm not really worried about that."Safety Vonn Bell said he saw Payton's expressions of concern as motivational."We've got to change that — stop the deep balls, keep everything in front, make them throw the check-downs and get off the field," Bell said."And we've got to change that on the back end. Challenge accepted. Go out there, step up to the challenge and my cat don't catch it. That's all you got to do and we've got each other's back."And the improvement will have to come without top nickel back Patrick Robinson, a veteran acquired from Philadelphia in free agency who was placed on injured reserve after injuring his ankle last week.Giants veteran quarterback Eli Manning sounded hesitant to read too much into the small sample size of failure New Orleans' secondary has put on video during the season's opening three weeks — particularly because New Orleans has gone up against elite receivers such as Evans, Jackson and Atlanta's Julio Jones, not to mention Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan."They've just gone against a couple of high-powered offenses that have good receivers and guys have won some battles," Manning said."They do a lot of different looks on defense, so we have got to be prepared for all of them and make sure we can hold up and hopefully give our guys some opportunities to win those one-on-one battles."The Giants present the Saints with the challenge of covering another elite receiver — one who is all too well known in his native New Orleans. That would be Odell Beckham Jr., who went to the same high school as the Mannings before starring at LSU, and who had nine catches for 109 yards in New York's victory over Houston last week."Got to bang him up. Got to hit him. Got to get him frustrated, get him out of his game," Bell said.If the Saints can't slow down Beckham, expect Manning to be the latest to try his hand at the deep ball against the Saints.Notes: Saints rookie defensive end Marcus Davenport (hip) and linebacker Manti Teo (knee) both missed practice on Thursday. Left guard Andrus Peat was limited by his sore ankle. The Saints and Falcons saw much to like about their new and old stars on offense.Each team's defensive worries continue to grow.Drew Brees' 1-yard scoring run capped an 80-yard touchdown drive in overtime that lifted New Orleans to a 43-37 win over Atlanta on Sunday.The two teams combined for 941 yards Authentic Ted Ginn Jr Jersey , so it was no surprise overtime was a one-possession affair. Once the Saints won the coin toss, they weren't giving up the ball, and the Falcons' depleted defense couldn't muster a stand."Anytime you give the ball to our offense and we have as many weapons on our offense as we do, you're not worried," said Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan, who had two sacks. "Ain't no problem. Ain't no problem."Brees became the NFL's career leader in completed passes, passing Brett Favre.Brees passed for 396 yards and three touchdowns. He added two scoring runs, including a 7-yarder late in the fourth quarter to force the overtime.The Saints (2-1) finished with 534 yards. Alvin Kamara had 15 catches for 124 yards and ran for 66 yards.The Falcons (1-2) also had ample offense as Matt Ryan had his first career game with five scoring passes. Calvin Ridley became the first Atlanta rookie with three scoring catches.Ryan passed for 374 yards, including 146 to Ridley, who had seven receptions, including a 75-yard TD . Julio Jones had five catches for 96 yards.Ridley beat P.J. Williams on his first two scoring catches, an 18-yarder in the first quarter and the 75-yarder in the second quarter.The Saints made a defensive switch, moving Ken Crawley into coverage on Ridley. Crawley was called for pass interference on a deep incompletion to Ridley early in the third quarter that gave Atlanta a first down at the New Orleans 5. On second down from the 9, Ridley's third scoring catch gave the Falcons a 21-16 lead."You can't have guys running through the defense, guys like Julio Jones Youth Alex Okafor Jersey ," said Saints coach Sean Payton. "But we got some of the key stops when we needed it."An Atlanta defense which already was playing without injured starters Keanu Neal, Deion Jones and Takk McKinley saw safety Ricardo Allen leave with what was announced as a calf injury early in the overtime. Allen held his lower left leg on the field before he was helped to the sideline and then driven on a cart to the locker room."I don't want to speculate too much, but it was serious enough that he was down for the game," said Falcons coach Dan Quinn.Ryan's five touchdown passes tied the team record set by Wade Wilson on Dec. 13, 1992, at Tampa Bay.RECORD FOR BREESWith his 14th completed pass, a 17-yard pass to Michael Thomas in the second quarter, the 39-year-old Brees broke the record of 6,300 career completions set by Favre."I'm just very grateful," Brees said. "I hope there's a lot more coming. I just think about all the people who have had a hand in that. A lot of hands have caught a lot of passes. ... They are all a part of this."BLOCKED PUNTAtlanta led 21-16 when New Orleans defensive end Alex Okafor blocked Matt Bosher's punt in the third quarter. On a day with no turnovers, the big special teams play was crucial. The play set up Brees' 11-yard scoring pass to Cameron Meredith."I was right in his lap," Okafor said. "I could have blocked it with my knee. It was just right there."INJURY REPORTSaints reserve cornerback Patrick Robinson was carted from the field early in the third quarter with a left ankle injury. He did not return.Falcons reserve cornerback Justin Bethel injured a knee in the third quarter. ... Atlanta rookie linebacker Foyesade Oluokun left in the fourth quarter with an ankle injury.ANOTHER BIG DAY FOR THOMASThomas continued the best start for a receiver in NFL history. He had 10 catches for 129 yards. His 38 catches are the most by an NFL player in his team's first three games to start a season. His 28 catches through two games also were a record.PASSING MONTANARyan's 75-yard scoring pass to Ridley was his 34th career TD pass against the Saints, the most by any quarterback. He surpassed Joe Montana's 33 TD passes against New Orleans. 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