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Freeman and Coleman run wild, Falcons hold off Saints: 5 takeaways

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"Monday Night Football" went exactly as advertised. While Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump debated the direction of America, the Falcons and Saints debated who could play the least amount of defense and still walk away with the win.

The Falcons won that debate, doing just enough defensively and plenty enough offensively to beat the Saints in New Orleans 45-32. Points were scored (77), yards were gained (916), and wacky methods were included, like a flea-flicker and a totally botched punt-return -- and those two plays came in the first quarter alone.