OldMaid

Ahhhh, thank you Guido.
I only saw or heard, briefly, that part.

SmashMouth

1. Drew Brees was masterful
New Orleans Saints veteran quarterback Drew Brees needed to be incredible, and he was to beat the Atlanta Falcons 43-37 in overtime at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday (Sept. 23).
With his defense struggling, Brees put the game on his shoulders and carried the Saints to victory.
He directed touchdown drives of 21, 65, 81 and 80 yards in his final four possessions and capped the final two drives with touchdown runs. His final passing numbers speak for themselves: 39 of 49, 396 yards and three touchdowns.

2. P.J. Williams experiment was an unmitigated disaster
Fourth-year cornerback P.J. Williams earned his first start of the season, while supplanting Ken Crawley on the right side of the secondary. Rookie receiver Calvin Ridley riddled Williams for five catches and 129 yards and two touchdowns in the first half before Sean Payton had seen enough and benched Williams. The Saints are desperate for an answer at the cornerback spot opposite Marshon Lattimore, but Crawley and Williams haven’t been able to provide it.
Ridley, who in the second half became the first Falcons rookie with three receiving touchdowns, finished with seven catches for 146 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter.

3. Patrick Robinson's injury is worrisome
The Saints’ secondary issues are bad enough as is, and now they face the prospect of being short-handed in the defensive backfield. Patrick Robinson was carted off the field in the third quarter with a high ankle sprain. After the injury, P.J. Williams played Robinson’s nickel-back role and Crawley stayed outside at corner. If Robinson is sidelined for any length of time, Dennis Allen and Aaron Glenn are going to have their hands full trying to solve the pass defense problems going forward.

4. No Debo, big problem for Atlanta
The Saints wisely took advantage of Deion Jones’ absence in their offensive game plan. Brees targeted his backs and tight ends on 16 of his 27 pass attempts in the first half. Alvin Kamara was targeted 11 times for seven catches and 69 yards in the first half alone. Ben Watson (three catches, 54 yards) and Josh Hill (one reception, 17 yards) combined for four catches for 71 yards from the tight end position. Payton said this week the team needed more from the tight end position and they got it Sunday.

5. Taysom Hill's role continues to expand
The Saints continue to find ways to get the reserve quarterback involved in the offense. They used him in a variety of ways in the first half. He was used as a blocker in an up-back role on a short-yardage run. He took a handoff on a jet sweep for a 2-yard run. He also was used in motion out of the backfield as a decoy on another play. For good measure, Hill make a nice open-field tackle on Justin Hardy in punt coverage and had a 23-yard kickoff return later in the first half.

6. Saints defensive line came up big when it counted
The Saints defensive line came up huge in the final two minutes to force overtime. They pressured Matt Ryan on each of his pass attempts and never let him get a comfortable look downfield. The result: Ryan went 2-for-3 for 12 yards and was forced to scramble a couple of times to avoid sacks.

7. Marcus Davenport makes his mark
Marcus Davenport recorded his first career sack in the second quarter to kill the Falcons’ third offensive series. Davenport used a nice inside move to beat left tackle Jake Matthews at the point of attack, then overpowered him to collapse the pocket on Matt Ryan. If Davenport can start to provide consistent pressure off the edge, it will be a huge boost to the defense, which has struggled to pressure the passer early this season. On the play, Davenport showed the blend of power and speed that made the Saints target and acquire him in the first round of the NFL Draft.

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saintfan

I observe our CBs are not playing well at all
I observe our dline is hot garbage

I observe we overcame both and we're still in the hunt. We just beat the dirty birds in OT in their house. How sweet it is!

Barry from MS

Taysom Hill is not a waste of a roster spot.

gumbeau

Dline came through in the 4th quarter. They won the game. Without that effort, the secondary would have given up points and we never get to OT.

OldMaid

Saints win away from Superdome.
They can and do and must continue to win away games.
I get tired of hearing commentators , "Saints do not win away from Superdome....etc."

cmike

Brees 18-8 against Ryan

Pete

Style Points lol

WhoDat!656

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GeauxForMore

Man I just dont see it when you said the D line is hot garbage. 3 sacks, some QB hits and hurries, and held the Falcons to about 50 yards rushing, after they ran over a 100 the previous game. I think the played well. When your throwing the ball off a 3 step drop constantly becuase our DB's (mainly crawley and pj) cant cover their own shadow its hard to get to the QB. We have major problem with those 2 and with P Rob hurt, hopefully not for long, it makes things worst.