The Bulls had thought they had drawn level when Leslie Vainikolo pounced on a loose ball to touch down after Carney had failed to hold onto a high kick from Deacon.
The housing bubble and the promiscuous issuance of exotic junk securities would never have reached the level they did had the Fed not been so recklessly loose in its monetary policy.
The visitors were back level four minutes later, though, when a superb offload by Saints substitute Maurie Fa'asavalu gave loose forward Roby a clear run to the line.