The outcome was certainly a disappointing one for Dan Quinn, who apparently had the team super fired up coming out of the intermission according to the sideline reporter. This game was a good one, with five lead changes. The Saints barely had to do anything except wait for the clock to run down then they knocked in a short field goal to beat Atlanta for the second time this year. Ryan tossed a devastating pick over the middle to Jamarca Sanford on the first play of the drive. The Birds had a chance at a go ahead FG but were hit with an unnecessary roughness flag that forced a punt instead.Ītlanta appeared to have the last offensive say in the outcome of this matchup as they took over with 1:42 left. New Orleans took the ball 95 yards and returned the favor when Travaris Cadet coughed up the ball on the Atlanta two yard line. Their red zone woes continued though when Freeman fumbled the ball on the one-yard line. The Falcons had a shot after a long drive. Neither team scored anymore until time expired. Roddy White dropped a perfectly placed deep ball in the first drive of the second half and ended the game with just one catch for ten yards.Īfter Atlanta’s punt, New Orleans was able to tie the score at 17 with a 41-yard field goal from Kai Forbath. Ryan overthrew Roddy White in the middle of the drive, but White’s catch in the red zone did set up the TD. Robert Alford, who had a fumble recovery in this game as well, made the big tackle to give Atlanta possession once again.Īt the half, the score would be 17-14 with Atlanta scoring on a Ryan pass to Devonta Freeman near the end of the second quarter. New Orleans couldn’t capitalize however as they turned the ball over on downs on a failed fourth down attempt. Jacob Tamme stayed in the mix with a big 32-yard catch though that helped lead to a FG try that was ultimately blocked. Julio was quiet up to this point and even had a drop on the next drive. Brees was 7-10 on that drive and continuously kept the chains moving on third down all day long. He hurt them again on Sunday with a highlight reel TD catch to rip the lead back from the home team. Moeaki caught a 42-yard pass for a score as he crushed a defender upon entering the end zone giving Atlanta the lead at 10-7.īen Watson killed the Falcons in the year’s first contest between these two teams. The tight ends played a big part for the ATL in this game with Ryan using each of his three tight ends. 7-3 Saints in a game that could end up being the last for both Sean Payton and Drew Brees in the black and gold. The Saints wasted no time answering on their second drive of the day as they marched down for a touchdown with Tim Hightower doing the honors twice after one TD run was called back for holding. 3-0 Birds.įreeman went over 1,000 yards rushing for the year and had 81 in this game. They ended up settling for a field goal as the drive petered out even though Freeman was chewing up chunks of yards early. Ryan had two passes on Atlanta’s first drive that would have been touchdowns had he not overthrown Julio Jones and Jacob Tamme. Matt Ryan was the usual suspect once again as he threw the late interception that set up the division rival for the winning field goal as time ran out in this game and the 2015 season for both clubs.Ītlanta ends up 8-8 while New Orleans finishes 7-9. It was a fitting but hard to watch the end to a rough season for the Atlanta Falcons as they fell at home to the New Orleans Saints. All rights reserved.Weekly Atlanta Falcons Indepth Recap 2016 Falcons 17 Saints 20 Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information / Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you. ^ Back to Top ^ © 2023 ESPN Internet Ventures. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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