Mike Smith blunder to elect to punt

stevend said

It was absolutely the right call because you know the Saints can't run the ball. Seriously, how close were they to a Jimmy Graham fumble?

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I don't think it was even a close call on the fumble, even in real time, let alone the replay. Very clearly his rear was on the ground when a Falcon knocked the ball out with a leg.

But . . . you raise a good point. Mike Smith may have realized that with Hoculi, anything can happen. The Saints almost got Hoc'd into overtime.