Falcons vs. Saints: Hat Tips & Head-Scratchers

Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports This feature usually just laments how awful the Atlanta Falcons are — but not this week. Looking like a vastly different team from the first eight games, the Falcons moseyed into New Orleans and completely shut down the Saints. It was ethereal.

Not much to gripe about in this week’s edition of Hat Tips & Head-Scratchers. Let’s continue to soak in that victory against New Orleans.

Hat Tips

The Falcons kicked this contest off with a bang. Dirk Koetter dialed up a jet sweep to Calvin Ridley for the first play of the game, a run that went for 19 yards. Devonta Freeman chipped in with a couple of long rushes of his own to convert first downs, and Kenjon Barner took…