For the second time in as many weeks, the New Orleans Saints dropped a game to an NFC West opponent, losing to the San Francisco 49ers, 26-21, on Sunday afternoon.

Still look for its first victory under first-year head coach Kellen Moore, the Saints fell shy of a victory with a chance to win it in the fourth quarter. Here’s how it happened.

Never leading the entire game, New Orleans (0-2) went down 9-0 before quarterback Spencer Rattler connected with tight end Juwan Johnson on an 18-yard touchdown with just over a minute until halftime.

San Francisco (2-0) wasted no time responding, going on a quick nine-play drive that resulted in Mac Jones finding Christian McCaffrey for a seven-yard score. The 49ers were up 16-7 going into the locker room.

Some life was injected into New Orleans af

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