PITTSBURGH — Drew Brees threw five touchdown passes, each to a different receiver, as the New Orleans Saints snapped a three-game losing streak Sunday with a 35-32 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field on Sunday.

The 13-year veteran quarterback finished one short of his career high for touchdown passes — he had six against the Detroit Lions in 2009 — and he was 19 of 27 for 257 yards with no interceptions.

Wide receiver Kenny Stills caught one of the touchdown passes and finished with five receptions for a career-high 162 yards. Running back Mark Ingram also ran for 122 yards on 23 carries.

New Orleans (5-7) entered the day tied with the Atlanta Falcons for the NFC South lead despite being three games under .500. The Falcons play later Sunday at home against the Arizona Cardinals.

Le’Veon Bell had 254 total yards while becoming the first Steelers running back to surpass 1,000 yards in a season since Rashard Mendenhall in 2010. Bell caught seven passes for 159 yards and rushed for 95 yards and one touchdown on 21 carries.

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was intercepted twice and struggled until the game’s latter stages before finishing with 435 passing yards.

He threw two touchdown passes, both to wide receiver Antonio Brown in the final 2:34 that covered 4 and 3 yards, respectively. The second score came as time expired. Roethlisberger also threw two-point conversion passes to Brown and wide receiver Lance Moore following the two scores.

Pittsburgh (7-5) lost for the second time in three games following a three-game winning streak and dropped 1 1/2 games behind first-place Cincinnati (8-3-1) in the AFC North. The Bengals edged the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14-13 on the road and will host the Steelers next Sunday.

Brees’ longest touchdown pass was a 69-yarder to a wide-open Stills with 1:50 to go in the third quarter and proved to be pivotal at it put the Saints ahead 28-13.

The touchdown came just 2 1/2 minutes after Bell scored on a 1-yard run to cap an 83-yard drive that drew the Steelers within eight points.

Brees’ final touchdown pass went to wide receiver Marques Colston from 3 yards with 10:25 remaining, increasing the Saints’ lead to 35-16.

Shaun Suisham kicked a 47-yard field goal eight seconds into the fourth quarter to slice the Saints’ lead to 28-16.

Brees also connected with wide receiver Nick Toon on an 11-yard scoring pass with 11:25 left in the third quarter that made it 21-6.

The Saints wiped out a Steelers’ lead with a pair of second-quarter touchdown passes by Brees that put New Orleans ahead 14-6 at halftime.

Brees hit tight end Benjamin Watson for a 15-yard score with 6:04 remaining then connected with running back Erik Lorig on a 4-yard touchdown with 36 seconds left. The Saints drove 79 and 80 yards for the scores.

Suisham had put the Steelers ahead 6-0 with field goals from 49 and 31 yards.

NOTES: OT Marcus Gilbert (ankle) was among the inactives for Pittsburgh along with CB Cortez Allen (thumb), LB Ryan Shazier (ankle) and DT Steve McClendon (shoulder). OT Mike Adams replaced Gilbert in the starting lineup. … New Orleans WR Robert Meachem (ankle), RB Khiry Robinson (forearm) and LB Kyle Knox (hand) were inactive. … Steelers DE Brett Keisel was forced from the game in the third quarter with a left triceps injury and did not return. … The Steelers’ 1974 team, which won the first championship in franchise history and the first in a run of four Super Bowl titles in six years, was honored in a halftime ceremony to mark its 40-year anniversary. Hall of Fame RB Franco Harris served as the honorary captain. He was MVP of the Super Bowl IX victory over the Minnesota Vikings. … The Saints host the Carolina Panthers next Sunday while the Steelers visit the Cincinnati Bengals.