Overview
- Starting in place of injured Michael Penix Jr., Kirk Cousins went 16 of 23 for 199 yards and two touchdowns, including a 49-yard strike to Darnell Mooney.
- Atlanta’s defense sacked rookie Tyler Shough five times, forced an Alvin Kamara fumble, and delivered two fourth-quarter goal-line stands.
- Bijan Robinson jump-started the clinching sequence with a 32-yard reception and then converted the two-point try after Mooney’s touchdown.
- Blake Grupe missed field goals from 38 and 47 yards, and Justin Reid produced the Saints’ only touchdown on a 49-yard interception return.
- The Falcons improved to 4-7 as rookies James Pearce Jr., Jalon Walker, Brandon Dorlus and Xavier Watts logged impact plays, with Watts sealing the win with a late end-zone interception; the Saints dropped to 2-9 and lost Kamara to a first-half knee injury.