It’s the culmination of hate week. The Saints hosted the Falcons for the first of their two matchups for the season. New Orleans came in off a big win against the Buccaneers while the Falcons were limping into the stadium off an ugly home loss to the Carolina Panthers. Which team came out on top? Read on to find out.
First quarter
After the Saints win and defer, the Falcons offense starts on their 25 with Kyle Pitts dropping the deep pass from Matt Ryan. After Cordarelle Patterson runs for 1 yard on 3rd and 9 Ryan connects with Patterson deep for a 34 yard gain.