1 HR AGO - Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports Fact: Matt Ryan The Falcons showed up on Sunday. To be sure, at 2-7, this ship isn’t in safe waters. The situation is still quite bleak, especially if we’re talking about a wholesale regime change. But for a day, just for a day, we could talk a little smack. And that’s fun. Links, you make my heart sing. You make everything groovy, links. What a win Sunday was a good day. It was like Christmas on Twitter. Don’t believe me? Then check out our tweet recap — I promise you won’t be disappointed. Along those same lines, this week’s podcast was all kinds of fun. Look, folks, miracles happen, and that win was a dang miracle. It’s as simple as that. Everyone shows up Much of the defense’s success came from individual efforts along the defensive line. The Falcons pass rush proved it does exist, so that’s neat. There was an unlikely fantasy stud this week, and he’s a kicker not named Matt Bryant. Koo showed the masses what he was about in New Orleans, Collapse

11 HRS AGO - Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images Let’s see what Twitter had to say. Hey Falcoholics! On Sunday, the Atlanta Falcons shocked the world and upset the New Orleans Saints, 26-9. If you missed the incredible game, or just want to review the tweets from it, look no further. Falcons fans on Twitter have you covered, and without further ado, let’s begin. The Falcons would start the game off, after winning the coin toss. Atlanta won the coin toss and will receive to open the game.— Jason Butt (@JasonHButt) November 10, 2019 The Falcons came out looking pretty good actually, up until a couple false starts stalled the drive in the red zone. Dirk Koetter is feeling FEISTY— The Beatthesaintsoholic (@TheFalcoholic) November 10, 2019 One of the most efficient drives of the season so far.— Jeff Schultz (@JeffSchultzATL) November 10, 2019 Who is this #Falcons team right now?— Sad DW (@FalcoholicDW) November 10, 2019 Newly added kicker Younghoe Koo connected on a 37-yard field Collapse

12 HRS AGO - Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images Quite a debut for Mr. Koo. The Atlanta Falcons came off of a bye week and proceeded to impose their will on the Saints in New Orleans, winning every facet of that football game. It goes to show you just how unpredictable things can get when these rivals square off. Atlanta is still in a rough spot with a 2-7 record, but any win against the Saints should always be celebrated, no matter the circumstances. The offense moved the ball and controlled the clock, the defense was dominant, and even special teams were a force. There is a lot of great content available here at the Falcoholic, and I encourage you to check it out if you want some in-depth analysis. This article will look at things strictly from a fantasy football perspective (that means looking at nothing other than purely statistics). Here are Atlanta’s fantasy stud and fantasy dud from Week 10’s victory against the New Orleans Saints. Fantasy Stud/Dud 2019 History: Past Studs: Austin Collapse

15 HRS AGO - Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports They sacked Brees six times. Six times! Going into this game, most Falcons fans expected the Saints offense to have their way on the field. There was absolutely zero confidence — including among the writers at this site — that the defense would be able to stop Drew Brees, Alvin Kamara and Michael Thomas from scoring at will. That’s why the nine-points-allowed, six-sack performance is so stunning. Let’s take a look at the guys who made the biggest impact on Sunday. Grady Jarrett Yes, his name is literally on this list every single week, but it’s for good reason. This guy is easily the best defensive player on the team right now and he absolutely wrecked the interior of the Saints’ very good offensive line. He ended up with 2.5 sacks on the day, and as usual, was a constant feature in the backfield. Worth. Every. Penny. Vic Beasley It’s been a really long time since we’ve had something good to say about this guy, so let’s enjoy it while it lasts. Vic was Collapse

18 HRS AGO - Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports Fact: Grady Jarrett doesn’t have fingerprints The Falcons pulled off an unexpected, thrilling win over their most hated rival yesterday. If that doesn’t put a smile on your face, then nothing will. It doesn’t make up for the lost season and it certainly doesn’t confer long-term job security on the current regime, but it’s a step in the right direction. Let’s break down some of the best and worst individual performances from yesterday’s win. 3 Falcons Up Grady Jarrett The Falcons pass rush made a rare appearance yesterday, racking up 6 sacks on the day. Heck, even embattled edge Vic Beasley had a sack. But Jarrett’s been showing up all year and yesterday was no exception. With 2.5 sacks on the day, Jarrett led the way for the defensive line, demoralizing Drew Brees in the process. Younghoe Koo Replacing a legendary kicker isn’t easy. But doing it with a professional resume as limited as Koo’s must be nerve wracking. Koo showed up yesterday, Collapse

20 HRS AGO - Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images The ominous MRIs keep coming. Austin Hooper’s 2019 season has been nothing short of terrific. He’s on pace to post career highs across the board, and he’s been the rare bright spot in what (until Sunday, thanks Saints) had been a grim season. Unfortunately for the Falcons, he may not remain on pace to post those career highs, because he’s now dealing with a knee injury. Per Ian Rapoport, who is providing all the bad news you could possibly need this morning, Hooper is headed for an MRI and is, alarmingly, “expected to miss some time.” The big question seems to be whether this is going to be a couple of weeks of healing time or something that shuts Hooper down for the year, which would be devastating. #Falcons TE Austin Hooper, the NFL’s leader at his position with 56 catches, is getting an MRI on a knee injury suffered Sunday source said. Hooper is expected to miss some time, but the MRI will determine how much. Atlanta could be without Collapse

23 HRS AGO - Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images The Falcons manage an unexpected effort. Even in a lost year, beating the Saints is wonderful. When the Saints are one of the better teams in the NFL, it’s as sweet and nourishing as manna from heaven. I harbored not-so-secret hopes that Atlanta would win this game, but I never thought they’d dominate it. After enduring eight largely putrid games, watching the Falcons absolutely destroy the Saints and hold them to just three field goals was simply magical. The Falcons prepared for this game throughout the last two weeks, tweaking their coaching staff and admitting at last that the current way of thinking, planning, and executing simply wasn’t working. Dan Quinn finally, wisely handed play-caling duties on defense over to Jeff Ulbrich, the Falcons shuffled the coaching staff and personnel just a little bit, and Atlanta just planned to beat a Saints team that may have grown overconfident at 7-1. It’s beyond infuriating that Quinn did not Collapse

1 DAY AGO - Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images The moves the Falcons made over the bye made a big difference, at least for one week. When the Falcons announced they were moving Raheem Morris back to the defensive side of the ball to work specifically with the defensive backs, it seemed like a sort of last ditch fix for an ailing secondary. Now that we’ve seen one game with that move, we’re left to wonder why it didn’t happen much, much sooner. You can only take away so much from a single win, but when that win is against the Saints, and the Saints manage exactly zero offensive touchdowns, it takes on outsized importance. The reality is that the secondary simply did look better, and if they were helped by an Alvin Kamara slip here and a boneheaded Saints penalty there, they still put their most impressive effort of the year on the field. The players, who have been looking for this all year long, were quick to give credit to Morris. As Jason Butt at The Athletic wrote: “The different Collapse