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Updated at 10:24 a.m., Sunday, September 14, 2008

NFL: Campbell's pass to Moss gives Redskins 29-24 win over Saints

By JOSEPH WHITE
AP Sports Writer

LANDOVER, Md. — "Avoid, reset and throw." Jason Campbell did just that, then hit Santana Moss for a 67-yard touchdown pass that won the game.

Campbell and new Washington Redskins coach Jim Zorn's West Coast offense succeeded in Week 2 as spectacularly as it failed in Week 1. Campbell went from uncomfortable to prolific, completing 24 of 36 passes for 321 yards in a 29-24 victory over the New Orleans Saints.

The big play came with 3:29 left and the Redskins trailing 24-22. Campbell avoided the rush, stepped forward and hit Moss in stride, the receiver one step ahead of cornerback Tracy Porter.

Zorn had chided Campbell for failing to "avoid, reset and throw" on a similar play in the season opening loss to the New York Giants, costing the team a potential long touchdown pass to Moss.

The completion was the longest of Campbell's career. Moss finished with seven catches for 164 yards for the Redskins (1-1).

Seventh-round draft pick Chris Horton, making his first NFL start because of Reed Doughty's illness, was in the right place at the right time with two interceptions off tipped balls and a fumble recovery — accounting for all three Saints turnovers.

Horton's second interception, a pass tipped by teammate Demetric Evans, ended the Saints' last drive with 2:59 to play.

Reggie Bush returned a punt 55 yards for a touchdown that gave the Saints (1-1) a 24-15 lead at the end of the third quarter. But Clinton Portis' second touchdown of the game — an 8-yard run — and the strike from Campbell to Moss more than erased the deficit.