Undefeated Atlanta Falcons start the second half down 3 points against New Orleans Saints

The Falcons defense did what had to the first drive of the Saints in the half and stop them from getting the first down. It’s now up to Matt Ryan and company to take that lead away from New Orleans.

A Great play by Corey White, cornerback for the Saints, and he pulls down a deep pass intended for Drew Davis and gets an interception on Matt Ryan. This is his first pick thrown this year and has the New Orleans team and their confidence fired up.

If the Saints can protect the ball weel throughout the second half and continue to play like they did in the 1st the Falcons may fall. A few good runs this drive and suddenly the Saints are in for the points and have extended their lead to 11.

Honestly I never thought that I would see them turn this game that far around early in the third quarter but they have. The Saints lead the Falcons 28 to 17. Matt Ryan will get the ball back, but with the confidence that the Saints defense has now I think they need to watch the secondary very close since Ryan will be looking for a big play.

The Saints force the 3 and out and this game is clearly not going the way the Falcons intended. This is likely starting to wear down their confidence a bit so they need to keep a clear head and not let it get to them and make them more prone to mistakes.

The Falcons stop the Saints on the next drive and I think it has become quite clear to them how important it is for them to shave the Saints lead down to a single score on this next drive. As he 3rd quarter ends the Falcons have the ball and are still down by 11.

Atlanta does exactly what they absolutely had to on this drive and get the points. Ending with a touchdown pass to Tony Gonzalez and the score is now 24 to 28 with the Saints still in the lead. Their defense manages to stop the saints again so we now once again have a close football game that could turn either way in the 4th quarter.

New Orleans manages to stop them from getting the six so they take the field goal and it is a one point game with the Saints in the lead 28 to 27. The New Orleans offense is putting on a great show today and I’m sure for anyone that likes to follow and bet on the underdogs is excited to see how this game has gone today. On this drive they take the field goal bumping their lead back out to 4 at a score of 31 to 27.

Atlanta will get the ball back and need to take it into the end zone in order to win the game since a field goal is not enoiugh with under 6 minutes left in the game. On a 3rd down and 3 this play is obviously one of the biggest in this drive and maybe the game and Ryan converts and gets the first down.

Talk about a close game, here we are at the 2 minute warning and Atlanta has the ball on the 1 yard line with a first down and they are down by one point. Score is currently 31 to 27. Only a touchdown will win the game for Atlanta.

Kudos to the Saints defense and they stop the Falcons on 4th down and goal with the ball deep in the red zone. The Falcons manage to stop the Saints from getting the ball out and they have one more shot at it, however Atlanta has used up all their time outs. This game will be decided in the last 49 seconds of the game.

Unbelievable, but the Atlanta Falcons have today once again have shown how and why they are the only undefeated team in the league. They kept this game exciting up to the very end, but the New Orleans Saints have taken that title away from them and win.

The New Orleans Saints win the game against the Atlanta Falcons with a final score of 31 to 27. The Falcons move to 8 wins and 1 loss and the Saints move to 4 and 5.