It was the Saints’ sixth sweep of the season series with the Falcons in 10 years under coach Sean Payton. Dan Quinn is trying to make the most out of missing the playoffs in his first season as Falcons head coach.
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Even though they had made the playoffs the year before, the Falcons still sought room for improvement in 1979, especially to their offense which ranked 26th out of 28 teams in 1978.
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Patterson, whose squad was ranked No. 2 in the preseason Top 25, also saw the parallel in the season of his team’s bowl opponent. Brandon Allen threw a touchdown pass while Alex Collins had a huge day on the ground with 185 yards and three touchdowns.
The Falcons drafted White late in the first round of 2005.
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The Saints got on the scoreboard first with a 5-yard touchdown pass from Manning to Ike Harris to end a 14-play, 85-yard drive for the only points of the first quarter.
New Orleans’ defense ranks 31st in total defense allowing only 413.4 yards per game.
Atlanta’s defense stopped New Orleans on a fourth-and-one attempt with a big hit from Robert Alford, and the Falcons took over with 3:29 remaining in the half.
The Falcons were 5-0 when they visited the Saints in October.
Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones goes up over Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly for a long touchdown pass from Matt Ryan to take a 14-10 lead over the Panthers during the third quarter in a football game on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, in Atlanta. However since this is the biggest rivalry in the NFC South, 60% are siding with the Saints getting points, assuming this game will ultimately come down to a field goal. The Falcons tumbled back to earth with a 31-21 loss on national television that night. In 2010 Watson caught 68 passes for 763 yards and three scores.
Jones needs 17 grabs and 243 receiving yards this Sunday to break the National Football League single-season receiving record. It started streak of seven losses in eight games, including six straight, for Atlanta…. Seventeen, 18 balls? Hey, we’re going to try to get it as much as we possibly can. Ryan threw for 448 yards in win over Saints at Georgia Dome in 2014.
Payton turned New Orleans (6-9) from a laughingstock to a serious contender in the NFC, winning its only Super Bowl after the 2009 season. One first down and a few kneel-downs later Forbath drilled the game-winner.
A pick by safety Jamarca Sanford helped the Saints to a 20-17 win over the Falcons in what could be the final game of the Sean Payton-Drew Brees era. The Saints are coming off of a home win against Jacksonville 38-27 and looking to end the season on a two game win streak.
Saints: New Orleans is a little bit more beat up than their opponents on Sunday, having already ruled out wide receiver Marques Colston (chest), tackle Andrus Peat (concussion) and linebacker Dannell Ellerbe (hip).
Brees finished the season with only 11 interceptions.
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He also said, “I’ve seen some things, despite the record, all the adversity and with the disappointed, that really encourages me for what I feel like we have and we have to now build upon as we move forward”.
