By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
One last desperate Atlanta Falcons gasp remained when Calvin Ridley caught a crossing pattern deep in New Orleans Saints territory and raced toward the goal line.
The rookie receiver had a lead on reigning Defensive Rookie of the Year Marshon Lattimore. Another two or three steps, and he would have cut a three-score Saints lead to two and maybe things might have been interesting on Thanksgiving night.
Instead, Lattimore did the thing the Saints did to the Falcons all night. They let them experience hope and then ripped it right out of their hands. He lunged for Ridley, tore out the ball and watched as teammate Eli Apple pounced on it.
The Saints won their 10th consecutive game, beating their most bitter rival 31-17 in front of a giddy holiday crowd Thursday (Nov. 22) at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. They made this typically evenly-matched contest a laugher by bowing up every time the Falcons approached their goal line. ...
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One last desperate Atlanta Falcons gasp remained when Calvin Ridley caught a crossing pattern deep in New Orleans Saints territory and raced toward the goal line.
The rookie receiver had a lead on reigning Defensive Rookie of the Year Marshon Lattimore. Another two or three steps, and he would have cut a three-score Saints lead to two and maybe things might have been interesting on Thanksgiving night.
Instead, Lattimore did the thing the Saints did to the Falcons all night. They let them experience hope and then ripped it right out of their hands. He lunged for Ridley, tore out the ball and watched as teammate Eli Apple pounced on it.
The Saints won their 10th consecutive game, beating their most bitter rival 31-17 in front of a giddy holiday crowd Thursday (Nov. 22) at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. They made this typically evenly-matched contest a laugher by bowing up every time the Falcons approached their goal line. ...
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