Atlanta Falcons: 3 up, 3 down in narrow loss to the Saints

↑ Jaylinn Hawkins ↑

Jaylinn Hawkins has had an underrated year for the Atlanta Falcons. The former late-round draft pick has developed into a player that the Falcons can count on in the future. Certainly, he has been the least of this defense’s problem

He has made plays and he made a couple crucial plays late in the game to give the Falcons a chance to win the game on offense.

↓ Richie Grant ↓

For much of the season, Richie Grant has been pretty good, but as of late, he has been stumbling. The angle he took to try and break up the long Taysom Hill touchdown throw was straight-up awful. He had a legit chance to at least limit the yardage after the catch, if not, actually prevent the pass from being caught.

It was a play that shouldn’t have happened and who knows how the game would have turned out if Grant had taken a better route.