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This has been a season from hell. Michael Penix, Jr. is out for the season, Drake London was out for this game, and the playoffs are essentially an afterthought. But at least we’re not the New Orleans Saints. The Atlanta Falcons retake the lead in the all-time series, 57-56, rightfully pushing the Saints back to […]
Nobody likes the Saints except Saints fans, and this season even that’s in doubt. In a playoff season, in a lost campaign, in the final football game before the apocalypse, the Falcons beating the Saints is something to celebrate. And they did so, by the way, by two full touchdowns. While there was plenty to […]
The Atlanta Falcons snapped their five-game losing streak in New Orleans. Kirk Cousins is off to the kind of start he had hoped for, and this defense continues to get after the quarterback. Here’s the Week 12 snap reactions. Under center uptick The Falcons still primarily operated out of shotgun and pistol formations before the […]
The Atlanta Falcons had lost five in a row and lost several key contributors. They needed a get-right game, even if the season has essentially slipped away, and got one against their most hated rival. Forget the big picture: That was nice to see. Kirk Cousins did pretty well, the Falcons got enough on the […]
With very little left to play for in the 2025 season, the Falcons rallied to get a much-needed (and surprisingly dominant) win over the hated Saints. Kevin Knight and Allen Strk break down the first victory in over a month, the encouraging play of Kirk Cousins, the high-end play of the defense despite mounting injuries, […]
It’s nearly time. The injured, terrible Falcons have traveled to face the just plain ol’ regular terrible Saints in a battle of basement boys. Who will emerge victorious and gain the honor of being able to look at themselves in the mirror on Monday? That’s what the game will tell us. Go Falcons, and as […]
The playoff picture is getting clearer, the NFL draft order is forming, the final stretch of the 2025 NFL season is upon us, and it is shaping up to be a good one. Last week, we had a new team at the top of the rankings, the sixth newcomer this season, no movement at the […]
Despite some devastating injuries this past week, there is still plenty of intrigue surrounding the Atlanta Falcons as they travel to face the New Orleans Saints. That intrigue centers on some of the replacements for the injured players, as well as the return of a significant component to their defense. Thus, the task falls to […]
Despite some devastating injuries this past week, there is still plenty of intrigue surrounding the Atlanta Falcons as they travel to face the New Orleans Saints. That intrigue centers on some of the replacements for the injured players, as well as the return of a significant component to their defense. Thus, the task falls to […]
Do your Sunday plans involve watching two terrible football teams force one or the other to win? If so, the Falcons head to New Orleans for Hate Week Part I, a game where the Saints enter with a hair’s advantage of 1.5 points, per FanDuel Sportsbook. Both of these NFC South rivals’ seasons have spiraled […]
Do your Sunday plans involve watching two terrible football teams force one or the other to win? If so, the Falcons head to New Orleans for Hate Week Part I, a game where the Saints enter with a hair’s advantage of 1.5 points, per FanDuel Sportsbook. Both of these NFC South rivals’ seasons have spiraled […]
This season has rapidly morphed into a nightmare, and the Atlanta Falcons suffered even more losses heading into Week 12’s matchup against the New Orleans Saints. There’s just no way to sugarcoat it: These are significant losses, and the Falcons could ill afford any more losses. On Saturday, Atlanta announced that defensive lineman Zach Harrison […]
It’s taken until Week 12, but the stage is finally set for the nastiest rivalry in the NFL to renew when the Falcons kick off against the Saints. The margins could not be thinner, as both teams have split this series down the middle over nearly 60 years of hatred, sharing the spoils with a […]
The impending return of linebacker Divine Deablo could do wonders to revive a struggling Atlanta Falcons defense. Such a resurrection should help the Falcons snap their five-game losing streak this weekend against the New Orleans Saints, in the hopes of reversing the downward spiral that is the 2025 Falcons season. Deablo suffered a broken forearm […]
The Atlanta Falcons are spiraling; the team has lost five in a row, and with Michael Penix Jr.’s season officially over, they’ll be relying on Kirk Cousins to dig them out of this hole. This just had to happen the week the Falcons play that team from New Orleans. When asked earlier this week if […]
Atlanta’s now lost five games in a row and are threatening to go all the way to the bottom of the NFC South. Their obstacle this week is the team that is currently even worse than they are in the division, the Saints. Here’s how you can watch the matchup. Schedule & TV information Date: […]
With postseason hopes all but officially dead for both the Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints, this is a uniquely bad “Hate Week” for both franchises. Kevin Knight breaks down the matchup, including the latest injury updates, thoughts on the great Kirk Cousins vs Tyler Shough clash, and thoughts on how Atlanta can pull off […]
Well, Friday is upon us and I would say thank goodness, however the Falcons are in rough shape. Not only has the season gone off the rails but lately the injury bug has caught up with the Falcons, with the worst of it coming in the last seven days. Let’s take a look. Falcons injury […]
This is the big week. The Falcons and Saints are squaring off, and that always brings out the burning bile from both fanbases. It’s just that both teams haven’t been quite this sorry in a long time. But there’s still plenty of invective to go around, and if the Falcons are dead in the water, […]
It’s the beginning of a new week as the Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints both held their first practices of the week. The Falcons begin the week with a very long injury report following Wednesday’s practice, meanwhile the Saints have a much smaller health crisis. Let’s take a look. Falcons injury report, Wednesday, Nov. […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Falcons fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Do y’all remember when Julio Jones re-broke his foot against the Jets during the 2013 season? […]
There is no escaping the gloomy feeling surrounding the Atlanta Falcons. A once-promising season has disintegrated into a demoralizing year of catastrophic losses and franchise-altering consequences. They can’t win close games. They consistently struggle in the third quarter. They can’t find any semblance of consistency offensively. While strides have been made defensively, the unit allows […]
There is no escaping the gloomy feeling surrounding the Atlanta Falcons. A once-promising season has disintegrated into a demoralizing year of catastrophic losses and franchise-altering consequences. They can’t win close games. They consistently struggle in the third quarter. They can’t find any semblance of consistency offensively. While strides have been made defensively, the unit allows […]
Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. is out for the season after suffering a partially torn ACL. Kevin Knight and Adnan Ikic are joined by Aaron Freeman and Dave Choate to discuss just how bad the injury is for the team and their young quarterback. We also bring you updates on the latest recovery timeline, potential […]
In the wake of the season-ending injury to starting quarterback Michael Penix Jr., the Atlanta Falcons have made a few moves to shore up the position group for the remainder of the 2025 NFL season. We all know veteran Kirk Cousins will get a chance to prove he can still sling it in his age […]