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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Prison inmate working on Stouts Creek fire walks away from the job ... Rabies and West Nile virus found in Jackson County animals ... Strong thunderstorms, gusty winds in the forecast ... Prison inmate working on Stouts Creek fire walks away from the job ... Rabies and West Nile virus found in Jackson County animals ... Strong thunderstorms, gusty winds in the forecast ... NFL Forsett leads Ravens past Saints Comment By The Associated Press MailTribune.com By The Associated Press Posted Nov. 25, 2014 at 2:00 AM By The Associated Press Posted Nov. 25, 2014 at 2:00 AM » Social News NEW ORLEANS — Justin Forsett ripped off one long run after another, and the Baltimore Ravens battered Drew Brees into a very costly mistake. Forsett rushed for 182 yards and two touchdowns, and Baltimore beat New Orleans 34-27 on Monday night to hand the Saints their third consecutive loss. Will Hill had a 44-yard interception return for a go-ahead score for Baltimore in the third quarter. Steve Smith caught four passes for 89 yards, including a 15-yard touchdown catch for the Ravens (7-4), who improved to 4-0 against the NFC South and remained within a half-game of AFC North leader Cincinnati (7-3-1). Forsett’s scoring runs went for 13 yards in the second quarter and 20 yards late in the fourth quarter to seal it. “The offensive line did a great job of making those lanes open for me,” Forsett said. “I just tried to seize the moment.” Brees passed for 420 yards and three touchdowns for New Orleans (4-7), which remained tied for first in its anemic division with Atlanta, which lost to Cleveland a day earlier. Now New Orleans and Atlanta have the dubious distinction of being the first teams in NFL history to occupy first place in a division while three games under .500. “We’ve got to make sure we’ve got enough thick skin and be able to have the mental and physical toughness to bounce back and get ready to play next week, because we’re playing obviously an important game,” said Saints coach Sean Payton, whose club visits Pittsburgh on Sunday. Jimmy Graham had two TD catches for the Saints, who had won 14 straight home night games. Brees was sacked four times, and his pivotal interception came as he threw under pressure from Terrell Suggs. The pass was behind Graham, allowing Hill to snag it with nothing but open field in front of him. The play broke a 17-all tie and New Orleans never recovered. Baltimore’s Joe Flacco was 18 for 24 for 243 yards and one touchdown. Smith and Forsett gave the Saints fits throughout the game. Smith caught four passes for 89 yards, while Forsett averaged 8.3 yards per rush. BILLS 38, JETS 3: At Detroit, after a week of frightening weather and an abbreviated practice schedule, the Buffalo Bills played one of their best games of the season. Kyle Orton threw two touchdown passes, Robert Woods pulled off a slick one-handed catch and Scott Chandler added a snow-themed celebration as the Bills shook off a rough week and drubbed the New York Jets. Heavy snow in the Buffalo area moved the game to Detroit, but there were plenty of Bills fans in attendance at Ford Field. Buffalo (6-5) couldn’t even practice before arriving in Michigan on Friday, but it was the Jets (2-9) who looked out of sorts all night. Orton threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Woods in the first quarter, and the second-year receiver’s one-handed catch set up another touchdown in the second. Chandler caught a 19-yard scoring pass from Orton to make it 14-3 late in the half, and then mimicked a shoveling motion in the end zone. Chandler needed a snowmobile to get out of his neighborhood before the team traveled to the Detroit area, and the Bills faced logistical issues for several days. Tickets to the game were given out for free, and although Ford Field wasn’t quite full, the crowd of 56,044 created a solid atmosphere in prime time. Buffalo broke the game open in the third with 17 points. Boobie Dixon blocked a punt and Manny Lawson recovered it in the end zone, and Fred Jackson added a 5-yard touchdown run. Michael Vick went 7 of 19 for 76 yards for the Jets before being replaced by Geno Smith in the third quarter. 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