With the New Orleans Saints’ loss to the Falcons on Sunday, the team looked like they were not in true Super Bowl form. The Saints suffered their second loss of the season at the hand of the Atlanta Falcons.
The line gave up six sacks and the defense was helpless to shut down Julio Jones and Matt Ryan from dissecting the secondary. While they limited other offensive weapons, it wasn’t even close to enough.
A season-high in penalties definitely hurt the team’s chances, but this loss happened due to a few key injuries to Saints players and underperformance from others.