We knew that it would be tough for Atlanta to repeat their 26-9 victory over the Saints. New Orleans would be more ready this time, for one thing, and the Falcons were down Julio Jones and Austin Hooper, and were fresh off the kind of crushing loss against the Buccaneers that rung alarm bells throughout the greater Atlanta metro area. Hope was alive just because of how the Falcons typically play the Saints, but as it turns out, it shouldn’t have been. The real turkeys were the Falcons, and those of us at home and in the stadium for watching them.
Falcons - Saints Thanksgiving recap: Birds cooked as they drop to 3-9
