NEW ORLEANS -- Justin Simmons perfectly timed leap over Saints long snapper Justin Drescher brought the celebration inside the Superdome to a stunning halt, and sent the Broncos galloping the other way for a first-of-its kind victory.Just like Denver drew it up.Will Parks scooped up Simmons smothering block of Wil Lutzs point-after kick and ran 84 yards for a defensive 2-point conversion that lifted Denver to a wild 25-23 victory over the Saints on Sunday.Simmons says Denver calls the play, Leaper, and was something we worked on all week.It took me a few tries to actually time it up and make sure I could clear the center in practice, Simmons said. We just picked up on their tendencies throughout the week watching film and executed the play.The decisive play came while the Superdome crowd was still buzzing about Brandin Cooks twisting, 32-yard touchdown catch between two defenders, which had put New Orleans in position to take the lead with 1:28 left. Simmons block was scooped up by Parks, who nearly stepped out of bounds as he raced down the left sideline.Im still in disbelief a little bit. Especially when you score at the end, Saints quarterback Drew Brees said. Its tough to play a game like that on both sides of the ball, fighting the way that we all did, and then for it to come down to something like that.It was the first such play to provide the winning points in an NFL game and the third return for 2 points since the NFL began allowing defensive scores on such plays in 2015.Weve always had that play in our arsenal, Simmons said. You put it in the back of your pocket for a situation like this to go win the game.New Orleans (4-5) wasnt entirely unprepared. Drescher said the Saints have a pre-snap Jumper call that linemen are supposed to make when an opposing teams alignment tips off such a play.Its an awareness factor, Drescher said. Weve gone over this before and its on me. Its my responsibility to get up and get him and I didnt do it, and I feel horrible. Its a horrible way to lose the game.The Broncos made the play stand up by recovering an onside kick and running out the clock.STOPPING POWERThe Broncos league-leading pass defense got the best of its matchup with New Orleans top-rated passing offense, thanks in large part to turnovers.Safety Darian Stewart intercepted Brees twice and recovered a fumble for the Broncos (7-3). Three of Denvers four takeaways came on passes intended for Saints rookie sensation Michael Thomas. Thomas fumbled twice after catches, and one of Stewarts interceptions came on a pass Bradley Roby deflected out of Thomas grasp.Brees still wound up completing 21 of 29 passes for 303 yards and three touchdowns, with the first two scoring passes going to Willie Snead.Brees final TD pass capped a six-play, 75-yard drive that began with 2:50 left and no timeouts. It put the Saints (4-5), who won four of their previous five games, in position to climb above .500 for the first time this season following an 0-3 start. It was not to be.PERSEVERINGTrevor Siemian overcame two interceptions by passing for touchdowns of 14 yards to Jordan Taylor and 2 yards to Demaryius Thomas. Siemian finished with 258 yards passing and completed other clutch throws as Denver converted 11 of 19 third downs.I was up and down, I made a few mistakes. The defense bailed us out a couple of times, Siemian said. But overall, the group really played hard and theres something to be said about that.MOMENTUM SHIFT: The Broncos controlled the first 29 minutes. Stewart intercepted Brees twice -- joining the currently injured Aqib Talib as the only Broncos with multiple interceptions in one game. The second turnover set up Brandon McManus 50-yard field goal, which gave the Broncos a 10-0 lead.Late in the second quarter, Denver was across midfield and looking for one more score when Sterling Moore anticipated Siemians short throw toward the left flat and intercepted it. Brees marched New Orleans 50 yards in less than 29 seconds, setting up Lutzs short field goal to make it 10-3 at halftime. It was the beginning of 17 straight Saints points.AGGRESSIVE FRONT: The Saints defense entered the game with 11 sacks through their first eight games, or 1 1/2 more than Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller had by himself. But New Orleans created more pressure up front and sacked Siemian six times. Rookie defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins, DT Nick Fairley, end Cameron Jordan, safety Kenny Vaccaro and linebackers Dannell Ellerbe and Craig Robertson all had sacks. Meanwhile, Denvers defense sacked Brees once to increase its season total to 29. 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And as his first stint in the majors wind down, Brault still wants to get that elusive first victory before the season ends, and possibly a few more.The Pirates earned their second win in a row Thursday after dropping eight straight. Pittsburgh turned three runs in the first inning against Reds starter Dan Straily into a 4-1 victory in the series opener, with Ivan Nova throwing a six-hitter to improve to 5-0 with the Pirates.Pittsburgh is 7-5 against the Reds this season, with three more games left in this series and four more still to come in Cincinnati next weekend.Brault could be facing the Reds in each of his next two starts -- which would be his fifth and sixth in the majors. He is 0-2 with a 3.32 ERA so far, giving up one run in five innings Sunday in his last start, what turned out to be a 10-0 Pirates loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. In his first four starts, he has received only three runs of support while he was on the mound.The Pirates have loaded up their rotation with rookies in the second half of the season, but two of them -- right-handers Jameson Taillon and Chad Kuhl -- will skip a start to keep from building up their innings.Taillon, who did not pitch the last two seasons following Tommy John surgery, has pitched 149 2/3 innings in the majors and minors this season, and Kuhl has pitched 134 1/3 innings. Right-hander Drew Hutchison will start Saturday in Kuhls spot, and right-hander Gerrit Cole will come off the disabled list to start Monday in Philadelphia.Its basically thhe innings, just modifying and taking care of the innings pitched, said manager Clint Hurdle, who got his 500th win with the Pirates on Thursday.ddddddddddddurdle certainly liked the innings Nova through in pitching his second complete game in his last four starts.It was a really nice mix of pitches and pitching, the manager said of Nova, who needed only 95 pitches. No walks again. Its the manual there of how you want to get it done in a quick and efficient way.Adleman is one of the 12 Reds rookies to make their debuts this season. He will make his ninth career start Friday, and his fifth since his Aug. 16 promotion from the minors. The Pirates will be the first team he faces twice.Adleman (2-3, 4.02 ERA) made his major league debut May 1 at PNC Park, a 6-5 Pirates victory in 11 innings. He limited Pittsburgh to two runs on three hits in six innings. Adleman is 1-2 with a 5.63 ERA in his past three starts. He took a 5-2 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday, allowing three runs in five innings.The Reds again will be missing center fielder Billy Hamilton, who didnt make the trip to Pittsburgh due to an oblique strain. Cincinnati could have used him in the first inning Thursday, when Jung Ho Kangs two-run double sailed over the head of center fielder Jose Peraza on a ball that Hamilton might have had a chance to run down.I dont spend a lot of time with the what-if game -- this game drives you crazy enough as it is, to try to find different ways to go nuts before your time, Reds manager Bryan Price said. So I dont spend any time thinking what would happen if Billy was here, simply because hes not and Jose covers a lot of ground in center. ' ' '