The truth is Saints outplayed the Falcons

No, we didn't outplay them. The problem is special teams plays count, and are usually MUCH more impactful than plays on offense and defense. Also, turnovers for DIRECT points count. They ALL count. And in the end, the Falcons made more important plays when they counted than we did. Now, what you could say is, if we eliminated the big play guffaws, we could have easily won. And that I'd agree with. You could also say, we made more consistent plays but none of that matters in the final outcome. Literally NONE OF IT.

For instance, let's say Team A had 10 possessions where they amassed 70 yards each for a total of 700 yards of offense, Team be had 10 possessions of 20 yards each for 200 yards of offense, but Team A had 10 turnovers all returned for TDs and lost the game 70-0. Can Team A say they outplayed Team B? Not really. This is exaggerated to illustrate my point.