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The Falcons dominated the Saints on Monday Night Football and are averaging 40 points a game with Michael Penix Jr. at quarterback. Atlanta is surging, and Kevin Knight is joined by Tre’Shon Diaz to discuss why the team’s recent success has the attention of everyone in the NFL heading into a Sunday Night Football matchup […]
The Atlanta Falcons came up big in primetime once again, throttling their rivals in New Orleans. When the hardest part of writing an article is finding “down” players to nitpick, you know it was a good week. Here’s the Week 4, 3 up and 3 down. 3 up Harold Perkins Jr Perkins celebrated his homecoming […]
The New Orleans Saints walked out to boos following their dismal performance versus the Atlanta Falcons. Wednesday saw Chris Olave and Alvin Kamara absent from practice. So the former isn’t anything to worry about, with Saints insider for The Athletic Katherine Terrell citing rest as the reason. But the running back Kamara’s situation sounds concerning. […] The post Chris Olave’s Saints practice absence nothing to worry about, but what about Alvin Kamara? appeared first on ClutchPoints .
It really is amazing what a difference a couple of weeks — and a quarterback — can make for a team. After the first two games, pundits were penciling the Falcons in to draft first overall, which was difficult to argue at the time, given Atlanta had not even made a trip to the red […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Bengals fans and fans across the country. After two composed performances in leading the Falcons to definitive road victories, conversations are changing about Michael Penix Jr. Many were skeptical that he would play […]
When you bludgeon two teams by 20-plus points in primetime in back-to-back weeks, averaging 40 points per game, the national media is going to start talking about you — and that’s been the case a lot for the Falcons over the last couple of days. Bijan Robinson is being discussed as not just an Offensive […]
The NFL MVP award is the most prestigious individual honor any player can receive. It means you were the single most valuable player to your team in the league that season, but unfortunately, it’s become a bit of a quarterback award. It has been over a decade since a non-QB won MVP, but through four […] The post NFL Week 5 MVP Ladder: Bijan Robinson Enters the Fold With Massive MNF Performance appeared first on EssentiallySports .
The Atlanta Falcons had the perfect response to ESPN’s doubters after their dominant Monday night victory over the New Orleans Saints. Atlanta let its performance do the talking, turning a game in which most predictions favored New Orleans into a convincing 45-24 win. The predictions had the Saints entering the matchup as the more likely […] The post Falcons Have Perfect Clapback to ESPN Doubters After Monday Night Football appeared first on Gridiron Heroics .
Sometimes you can’t really pinpoint where everything went wrong with a regime until everybody is out of the building, and now that they’ve all moved on, it’s becoming fair to say Zac Robinson was the reason Raheem Morris and Terry Fontenot are no longer in Atlanta. The former Falcons offensive coordinator was a hot commodity […]
The New Orleans Saints had very little go right in Monday night’s 45-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, but Chris Olave continued to show why he should be considered one of the best wide receivers in the NFL. Olave finished the night with eight receptions for 116 yards on 12 targets. with a long reception […]
The Falcons walked into the locker room at halftime against the Saints up 24-7. It was a total mismatch, and it would have been easy for them to take their foot off the gas and still win the game comfortably. That’s how big the talent gap was on the field on Monday night. Instead, the […]
The New Orleans Saints’ 45-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night felt different. It was completely embarrassing. It was not just another loss. It was a total failure across all three phases on a night that was so special to the city and the fanbase. The Saints had an opportunity to make a […]
Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some of the most common Week 5 fantasy football lineup decisions involve […]
Like most teams around the league, the division has been hit hard with injuries across the board. Whoever overcomes theirs will be the last team standing. This week, those teams were the Falcons and Panthers, who put on a display of offensive firepower. On the other end of the spectrum, you have the Saints and […]
The 49ers are 4-0, but the next four games at Seattle, home for Washington, at Atlanta and home for Las Vegas figure to test San Francisco in ways the first month never did.
After a bad loss to the Atlanta Falcons, it’s likely the Saints fall hard in the power rankings. NFL.com – 20 (-4) “One week after losing a wild, back-and-forth battle to the Raiders, the Saints became a sieve. Atlanta ran all over New Orleans on Monday night, piling up 205 rushing yards and detonating a Saints team that simply […]
Snap counts! They’re extra sweet after a victory. Offense QB Michael Penix Jr.: 57 LG Matthew Bergeron: 57 C Ryan Neuzil: 57 RG Chris Lindstrom: 57 RT Jawaan Taylor: 57 WR Drake London: 51 LT Mike Jerrell: 46 WR Jahan Dotson: 36 RB Bijan Robinson: 34 TE Charlie Woerner: 33 TE Kyle Pitts: 29 RB […]
The Atlanta Falcons' star duo of Bijan Robinson and Drake London has been more productive than a dozen entire NFL offenses through the last two weeks.
Tom Brady and Matt Ryan have seen their profession paths cross at several points. Most notably, at Super Bowl LI, when Brady’s New England Patriots erased a 28–3 lead that Ryan’s Atlanta Falcons held to complete one of the most impressive comebacks in NFL history. But the paths of Brady and Ryan have also seen…
Welcome to today’s roundup of New Orleans Saints and NFL news. Game Recap: Saints host Falcons in MNF clash A recap of a disappointing loss Tyler Shough: Fans are understandably upset, I’d boo too Tough to admit, but happy he did. Saints not using injuries as an excuse for one-sided loss to Falcons. Here’s why. […]
The Atlanta Falcons beat the New Orleans Saints 45-24 on Monday night, but one remark may last longer than the score. Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning, who played for the Colts and Broncos, now co-hosts the ManningCast on ESPN with his brother Eli. A Saints fumble then pushed him toward a sharper topic, and […] The post NFL’s Ref Crisis Deepens as Peyton Manning Joins the Pile-On With Brutal On-Air Dig appeared first on Gridiron Heroics .
The Atlanta Falcons are tinkering with their backfield depth as the 2026 regular season moves along. According to CBS Sports insider Matt Zenitz, the Falcons signed former Alabama Crimson Tide running back Jam Miller to their practice squad on Tuesday. To open up a spot on the practice unit for Miller, Atlanta released former Georgia […] The post Falcons add ex-Patriots draftee with SEC pedigree to practice squad appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Penix Jr. proved he's good, but this Baltimore defense could shatter his hot start this week.
During the Atlanta Falcons‘ 45-24 win over the New Orleans Saints, the Manning brothers analyzed a crucial fumble involving Saints RB Kendre Miller. As Eli Manning appeared uncertain if Miller had lost possession of the football, Peyton Manning was far more convinced. “That’s a fumble. I may not call it, but it’s a fumble. I […] The post Peyton Manning Clowns NFL Refs After League Official Was Caught Cussing at Trey McBride appeared first on EssentiallySports .
The Atlanta Falcons have unlocked former San Francisco 49ers running back Brian Robinson through four games.