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Film Study: The good and bad from the Saints run defense

The New Orleans Saints run defense continued its stellar work this past Sunday, holding the Atlanta Falcons to just 70 yards on 21 carries total. By all metrics, the Saints run defense has been one of if not the best run defense in all of football, and while Sunday’s showing wasn’t their top effort of the season, they still did well to stifle the Falcons run game and keep the 50+ game streak of not allowing a 100-yard rusher alive. That being said, they weren’t faultless, so here’s a look at the good and the bad from the Saints run defense on Sunday.