Baltimore Ravens vs. New Orleans Saints: Live New Orleans Score and Analysis

Justin Forsett ran over, around and through the New Orleans defense, and the Baltimore Ravens handed the Saints their third straight home loss, 34-27. 

The Baltimore running back finished with 182 yards on the ground, while Joe Flacco made big plays through the air with passes to Steve Smith and Torrey Smith against the hapless Saints secondary. 

Up front, the Ravens were dominant on both sides of the ball. The enormous Baltimore defensive line manhandled the Saints offensive front all game and put constant pressure on Drew Brees. 

On the other side of the ball, the Ravens controlled the line of scrimmage in similar fashion, as they opened up huge holes for Forsett all night. 

As for Brees, he finished with 420 yards passing, but his one glaring mistake was tremendously damaging to his team's chances. His pick-six to Will Hill seemed to suck the life out of the Superdome crowd, and the Saints never recovered. With the way the New Orleans defense was playing, Brees needed to be perfect, and when he wasn't, things went south in a big way. 

The Saints now fall to 4-7 on the season, but remarkably, they're still tied with the Falcons at the top of the NFC South. 

New Orleans, which hadn't lost three straight at home since 1997, heads to Pittsburgh next week for another tough matchup with an AFC North power.