Falcons defense had no answer for Taysom Hill
One key storyline in the Falcons-Saints rematch was how Atlanta would adjust to New Orleans quarterback Taysom Hill with two games of tape to study. Hill had his best day as a passer on Sunday, completing 73 percent of his passes for 232 yards and tossed the first two passing touchdowns of his career. Coming off of its best defensive performance of the season, Atlanta took a step back against New Orleans, something Harry Lyles Jr. noted in his postgame piece for ESPN.com.
"Atlanta's defense gave legitimacy to Hill being a candidate to be the Saints full-time starter of the future," Lyles Jr. writes. "That's not a dig on Hill or his talent -- he went out and performed well.
"But from a defense's perspective, the Falcons let a player with an NFL career that had mostly consisted of being a punt gunner and gadget player look like a good quarterback. That's a tough pill to swallow and will force the Falcons to take a closer look in the mirror as we enter the final month of the season."
Falcons offense sees poor results in rematch
While the Saints were able to move the ball during stretches of the game, the Falcons never really found their rhythm on offense. Much like the first meeting between these two teams, third downs and the red zone proved to be problem spots for Atlanta. In the fourth quarter, things began to turn around for Atlanta's offense, putting the team in position to win a game in which they mostly trailed, but time ultimately ran out. In his review of the action, Jason Butt noted the offense's play for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
"If not for the Falcons' late surge, which actually put them in position to possibly win the game, the offensive output was almost a carbon copy of the game from two weeks ago," Butt writes. "Just like in the first meeting, the Falcons stalled on three offensive drives and settled for field goals from place-kicker Younghoe Koo, who netted a 53-yarder on one of his attempts. The third quarter resulted in two Falcons' punts."
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