The New Orleans Saints were supposed to lose this game.
They were without their future Hall of Fame quarterback Drew Brees. They were starting a 30-year-old quarterback making his first NFL start. The Atlanta Falcons were going to be starting both of their top-tier wide receivers in Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley, and the Saints defense was going to be without their number one cornerback in Marshon Lattimore.
The Saints were supposed to lose this game.
But the Falcons just wanted to lose more.