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NEW ORLEANS -- Devonta Freeman practically wore out the Superdome turf with one long gain after another, Tevin Coleman wouldnt be denied near the goal line and the New Orleans Saints hardly looked like the team that made an emotional homecoming nearly 10 years ago to the day.Cheers turned to boos, and many fans filed out early.Coleman rushed for three touchdowns, Matt Ryan passed for two TDs and Deion Jones returned an interception 90 yards for a score to help the Atlanta Falcons beat the winless New Orleans Saints 45-32 on Monday night.It was real fun. Everybody was doing their job and everybody was playing for each other, Coleman said. Everything clicked, and we got it done. Its a real big win for us to beat this team here.The game coincided with New Orleans celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the Saints memorable return to the Superdome on Sept. 25, 2006, 13 months after Hurricane Katrina. But there would be no reprise of New Orleans dominant and emotional 23-3 triumph over Atlanta a decade ago.The Saints depleted defense struggled to slow Freeman, who rushed for 152 yards and caught five passes for 55 yards. Coleman also was effective in the passing game out of the backfield, with three receptions for 47 yards to go with his 42 yards rushing.We have to stop the run better, Saints coach Sean Payton said. They were over 200 yards in situations where you knew the run was coming, even at the end of the game.Ryan finished with 240 yards passing for Atlanta (2-1), which did not turn the ball over and moved into sole possession of first place in the NFC South.Drew Brees put up his usual big numbers -- 376 yards and three TDs passing -- and hit tight end Coby Fleener seven times for 109 yards and a TD. But Brees tipped pass that resulted in Jones TD return early in the fourth quarter gave the Falcons a 45-25 lead that proved too much for New Orleans to overcome.The loss dropped the Saints (0-3) to last place -- a far cry from their 3-0 start in 2006.JONES RETURNJones had NOLA written on his cleats as a nod to his hometown of New Orleans. The rookie was only 11 when the dome re-opened after Katrina. He wound up with a pivotal scoring play in his first pro game there.It was a great moment for Deion Jones, right here back at home, Falcons coach Dan Quinn said. That was very personal to him.SPECIAL TEAMS BLUNDERA cruel irony for the Saints was the way they lost the early momentum on -- of all plays -- a Falcons punt. A decade earlier, the Saints seized the early momentum on Steve Gleasons punt block that was recovered for a touchdown.On Monday night, New Orleans had raced to a 7-0 lead and forced a punt on a sack, only to turn the ball over when punt returner Tommylee Lewis was run into by teammate DeVante Harris. After the collision knocked Lewis to the ground, the ball came down right near him. As it bounced up, Harris tried to grab it, but it bounced away from him. It was recovered by Atlanta on the 11, setting up Colemans first TD.Its a terrible play, Payton said, citing Harris specifically. Theres two mistakes -- runs into the returner and then tries to pick the ball up. Its bad.HAMPERED JULIOAtlanta star Julio Jones played despite missing a couple practices during the week because of a sore calf. He did not make his first catch until the second half, on the sixth pass of the game intended for him. That play went for 16 yards and was his only catch.RUNNING WILDThe Falcons gouged New Orleans porous defense for 217 yards on the ground, highlighted by runs of 48, 36 and 26 yards by Freeman. That took a lot of pressure off Ryan, who praised his offensive line.Our offensive line was outstanding across the board, Ryan said. Anytime you get over 200 rushing yards, your offensive line has played well. Those guys did great.INJURY REPORTFalcons: Receiver Mohammed Sanu left with a shoulder injury and did not return.Saints: Guard Senio Kelemete left with a right leg injury.---Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Stan Smith Shoes NZ . Thats not a comment on the suspension that banished the Portland Winterhawks general manager and coach from his Western Hockey League teams bench for most of the 2012-13 season. Adidas Neo NZ . 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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Keon Hatcher wasnt sure at first what to expect from an unplanned fifth season at Arkansas.However, whatever hesitation the wide receiver had about returning to the Razorbacks -- following a broken left foot that cost him most of last season -- has long since been put behind him.The 6-foot-2, 207-pound receiver has returned to his role as one of the top receiving targets for resurgent No. 17 Arkansas (3-0), a position he hopes to highlight on Saturday against No. 10 Texas A&M (3-0).Keon is definitely the glue that makes that group go, Arkansas coach Bret Bielema said. Hes a pretty intelligent, gifted wide receiver that, if he continues to play well, will be rewarded for a long time.Hatcher began last season as the unquestioned top receiver for the Razorbacks, a role he affirmed by catching 13 passes for 198 yards in the first two games. It was in that second game against Toledo, though, that Hatcher felt the break in his foot -- forcing him to miss the rest of the season and reevaluate his immediate career plans.Like many of his former teammates, including current Buffalo Bills running back Jonathan Williams, Hatcher expected to try his shot at the NFL after last season.It was a path he decided to put off for a year while rehabilitating from his injury, one that also meant he would be without many of the teammates and friends he began college with.It was very tough at first, Hatcher said. The guys that Im so close with, Sebastian (Tretola), (Williams), those guys, they all left and I had to come back. It was very tough, but it was a blessing.While Hatcher lost many of his closest friends, he reeturned in a leadership position his coaches wanted him to take advantage of.ddddddddddddhe first way wide receivers coach Michael Smith made sure Hatcher did just that was by making sure he stayed around his teammates while recovering following surgery.Through that whole process, he was always around, Smith said. The thing I wouldnt let him do is not be around the football team. The guys still have a lot of faith in his words, so its been an easy transition -- if it even was a transition.Hatcher also had to adjust to life with a new starting quarterback -- Austin Allen -- for the first time in three seasons.After an offseason of working together, its an adjustment thats gone just fine so far for both -- with Hatcher second on the Razorbacks in catches (11) and first in receiving yards (204) after three games. That includes a career-best 73-yard catch in Arkansas 42-3 win over Texas State a week ago, a play that capped a three-catch, 96-yard receiving first quarter for the senior.Keons been huge for us this year, just the way he handles his business and teaches the younger guys how to act like a professional, really, Allen said. Hes been through it all, and the way hes playing this year is all about the work hes put in during the summer and its really showing.Last weeks performance is one Hatcher hopes repeat this week against a Texas A&M team thats beaten the Razorbacks in each of Hatchers first four seasons, including the last two in overtime.Its time to get over the hump, Hatcher said. ' ' '