Halftime Update: New Orleans Saints 17, Atlanta Falcons 7

The New Orleans Saints, playing for the first time under interim coach Darren Rizzi and trying to end a seven-game losing streak, grabbed a 17-7 halftime lead over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday at Caesars Superdome.

The Saints (2-7), who fired head coach Dennis Allen on Monday, went up 10 with a 38-yard field goal and a 40-yard touchdown pass from Derek Carr to Marquez Valdes-Scantling, his first :0 lead touchdown with the Saints. After the Falcons (6-3) scored on a 1-yard touchdown run by Bijan Robinson on fourth-and-goal in the second quarter, Carr and Valdes-Scantling connected on a 67-yard completion to give the Saints the win First and goal. Goal from the 3-yard line. After two running plays, Carr hit Valdes-Scantling for a 2-yard touchdown pass.

Atlanta’s Younghoe Koo missed two field goal attempts, one from 53 yards and one from 35 yards, which was blocked by John Ridgeway.

An 88-yard Saints touchdown reception by Taysom Hill was taken off the board on their first possession because of a call against tight end Foster Moreau.