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NEW ORLEANS — Marquez Valdes-Scantling caught three passes for 109 yards and two touchdowns in his second game for New Orleans, and the Saints began Darren Rizzi's tenure as interim coach by snapping a seven-game skid with a 20-17 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. The 54-year-old Rizzi was given his first NFL head coaching opportunity after the firing last Monday of third-year coach Dennis Allen. Tyrann Mathieu's fourth-quarter interception and Chase Young's sack of the Falcons' Kirk Cousins in the final minute helped New Orleans protect a slim lead. The Falcons had three failed field goals in the game.
