NEW ORLEANS -- Drew Brees passed for 265 yards and a touchdown, scored on a quarterback keeper, and the New Orleans Saints overcame several big plays by Seattle to defeat the Seahawks 25-20 on Sunday.The victory wasnt assured until the New Orleans much-maligned defense, which entered the game ranked 29th in the NFL, came up with a stop on Seattles final drive, which started on the Seattle 32 with 1:50 left. Russell Wilson took the Seahawks (4-2-1) to the New Orleans 10, where he had one final play. He lofted a pass toward the corner of the end zone, where Jermaine Kearse caught the ball, but landed out of bounds.Wilson finished with 253 yards passing and was intercepted once by linebacker Nathan Stupar -- a play that set up the Saints first TD on Brees 1-yard dive over a pile of players. Brees lone touchdown pass went to Brandin Cooks on a 2-yard slant , which gave the Saints the lead for good early in the fourth quarter.Wil Lutz kicked field goals of 22, 53, 21 and 41 yards for the Saints (3-4), the latter coming with under two minutes left to put Seattle down by more than a field goal.MISLEADING STATS: The Saints controlled much of the first half and held advantages in numerous statistical categories -- such as yards (179-161), first downs (16-6) and time of possession (21:22-8:38) -- but two big plays helped Seattle take a 14-13 lead into halftime.First came Mark Ingrams fumble . Seattle defensive end Cliff Avril punched the ball out from behind and it popped straight into the arms of safety Earl Thomas, who sprinted into the open field for a his 34-yard touchdown.A trick play set up Seattles second score. Wilson threw a quick backward screen to his left to receiver Tanner McEvoy, who then threw deep back across the field for a 43-yard completion to running back C.J. Prosise to the Saints 2. That set up Christine Michaels short TD run, making it 14-3.New Orleans also might have cost itself a touchdown on its first scoring drive. Brandon Coleman gave himself up after a third-down catch, going to the ground a yard short of what would have been first-and-goal. The Saints then opted for a field goal.Later, Lutzs 53-yard field goal made it 14-6, and New Orleans finally reached the end zone on Brees keeper shortly before halftime.Seattles defense also forced a field goal in the third quarter after the Saints had a first-and-goal on the 1.BENCHED: Ingram was benched after his fumble on this third carry of the game. It was his second fumble in as many weeks while trying to fight through a pile of players for extra yards. A week earlier, Ingrams fumble inside the Kansas City 10 stalled a likely scoring drive in a six-point loss. Tim Hightower replaced him and wound up with 102 yards rushing, the first 100-yard rusher of the season for New Orleans.GRAHAMS RETURN: Jimmy Graham was silent about his return to the place where his NFL career started, avoiding media all week. He had a relatively quiet game as well, finishing with three catches for 34 yards.BREES AT HOME: Brees now has a TD pass in 58 consecutive home games, extending his NFL-record streak.UP NEXT: Seattle hosts Buffalo in the Week 9 Monday night game, while the Saints travel to meet San Francisco next Sunday.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFL Custom Yankees Jersey China . The nimble-footed quarterback got his wish, dashing through the snow and a weary defence all the way into the NCAA record book. 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His early run of dominance and a season of problems for Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton have Rosberg sitting on a comfortable lead with just three races left.Rosberg will start Sunday in Mexico City with a 26-point lead over Hamilton , knowing that even if Hamilton wins out, Rosberg can claim the title with two second-place finishes and a third.Get a win, however, and he can all but claim his crown.It is a childhood dream. But thats where my thoughts about it end for now. I have to win (in Mexico) first, Rosberg said Thursday.Rosberg dominated in Mexico last year, claiming the pole position and coasting to an easy win before donning a giant black sombrero for the obligatory podium champagne. Many questioned whether Hamilton had simply packed it in after winning the season championship a week earlier.But Rosberg was clearly focused on the future and seemed like a different driver after Mexico. The racer who seemed to crack under the pressure of title chases kept winning into 2016 and the German has never let up. And if he can win just one more race this season, hell join Hamilton, Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel as the only drivers with 10 or more victories in a single year.Hamiltons window to a third straight season championship and fourth overall is closing fast. He won the U.S. Grand Prix last week and has vowed hell pursue Rosberg to the end.If Rosberg is feeling pressure to close it out Hamilton quickly, he doesnt show it.Smiling and cracking a joke in the weekly drivers news cconference Thursday, Rosberg said the team dynamic has been good between crews and drivers.ddddddddddddThat hasnt always been the case over the previous two seasons when a boyhood friendship between Rosberg and Hamilton fractured. Rosberg called the personal rivarly intense but said it has taken on an easy-going side of late.I think everybody is thrilled to be in the battle. Its not something I think about too much. I try to do my thing and get the best possible result, Rosberg said.Rosberg dismissed recent comments by Formula One commercial boss Bernie Ecclestone that he lacks Hamiltons charisma and would be a boring champion.Im here to win races, Rosberg said. I like to focus on the people who really support me.The Mexican Grand Prix is a return to home for Force Indias Sergio Perez, who was cheered by adoring crowds last year, and Haas F1s Esteban Gutierrez, who was in the Ferrari paddock as a reserve driver.Gutierrez is under extra pressure to perform. He was introduced as a Haas driver during the Mexico race week last season, but hasnt scored any of the teams 29 points this season. Haas F1 owner Gene Haas and team principal Guenther Steiner have not committed to keeping their driver lineup of Gutierrez and Romain Grosjean together in 2017.Gutierrez said he has options for his future and has set a deadline of the next two weeks to stay or move on.Perez will stay with Force India in 2017. Force India stands fourth in the team championship and Perez noted driver slots of the teams in front, Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari, are locked up.I felt like moving was going to be sideways or backward. Going on to a next generation of cars, my best future is staying where I am ... I want to be loyal to them, Perez said. ' ' '