3 best Atlanta Falcons wins over Saints during the past decade

2) Week 1, 2014: Falcons pull out a thrilling win due to a fumble in overtime

Marques Colston was the MVP for the Atlanta Falcons on September 7, 2014.

The Falcons opened the season against their rivals, hoping to be able to start the year out on the highest possible note, and they certainly did just that by coming out on top in a 34-37 overtime win in the Georgia Dome.

This was an offensive shootout, as the Falcons totaled 568 offensive yards, while the Saints produced 472 yards. That means there were over 1,000 yards in this game, which is absolutely insane.

Both teams threw the ball over 40 times during the duration of the game, so there was constant action through the air, while the Falcons only had the ball for 53 more seconds than the Saints, so the time of possession was essentially equal.

If you remember the name Antone Smith, this was one of the games where he had his signature long touchdown, coming off of a 54-yard catch from Matt Ryan. The dude always made huge plays for touchdowns.

Matt Bryant was able to tie the game on a field goal as time expired, sending this insane game into overtime.

Overtime started with the Saints receiving the ball where their first play was incomplete to Marques Colston, but they then went back to him for a 13 yard gain but Colston proceeded to fumble to the ball and it was recovered by Atlanta.

To say Colston was angry would be an understatement. He slammed his helmet to the turf and was simply mad at himself, nothing was more entertaining to Falcons fans than watching that and the subsequent 52-yard game-winner by Matt Bryant.

It was a perfect cap to an insane game between the two rivals.