The Atlanta Falcons faced a narrow defeat against the New Orleans Saints, losing 20-17 in their Week 10 matchup at Caesars Superdome. The game was attended by 70,005 fans. This result ties the all-time record between the two teams at 56-56, including one playoff encounter.
The Falcons managed to hold the Saints to just 96 rushing yards, marking their first time this season keeping an opponent under 100 yards. Bijan Robinson led the Falcons with 144 total yards from scrimmage, maintaining his streak of five consecutive games with over 100 yards.
Alvin Kamara broke the Saints' all-time rushing record during this game, surpassing Mark Ingram II's previous record with a career total of 6,544 rushing yards. Drake London had a notable performance for the Falcons with eight receptions for 97 yards.
Kaden Elliss continued his streak of double-digit tackles for the fourth consecutive week. However, kicker Younghoe Koo missed three field goal attempts for the first time in his career.
Notably, Marquez Valdes-Scantling had a standout performance for the Saints with three catches totaling 109 yards and two touchdowns. The Falcons recently fired head coach Dennis Allen and appointed Darren Rizzi as interim head coach; Rizzi secured a win in his debut.
Raheem Morris commented on giving up big plays: "You don't. Hats off to the Saints. They did a great job executing." Kirk Cousins expressed disappointment after failing to secure a win: "It's a bad taste in our mouth."
A.J. Terrell discussed facing an energized Saints team after their coaching change: "Typically, teams like to come out hot." Darren Rizzi shared his experience leading up to his first game as head coach humorously: "I clogged the toilet...I'm like really? This is really how I'm going to start my day?"
Derek Carr spoke about overcoming challenges during the game: "Rizzi talked a lot about this week like...Keep playing."
Looking ahead, the Falcons will travel to face the Denver Broncos in Week 11.
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