The Atlanta Falcons have had a disaster of a season. There's not an easy way to spin it as a positive. They have Matt Ryan and Julio Jones -- and can even find 400 passing yards from Matt Schaub on the bench -- but they simply haven't been able to play defense or run the ball all year. Until they played the Saints, that is.
The Falcons have fewer rushing attempts than any NFL team, and for good reason. They're averaging 3.8 yards per attempt. Their DVOA on rushing attempts coming into Week 10 was -20.1%, 24th in the NFL.