The Atlanta Falcons fell brief in a nail-biting 17-20 loss to the New Orleans Saints, extending their struggles within the heated NFC South rivalry. Following the sport, Falcons’ head coach Raheem Morris was candid in his evaluation of the group’s efficiency, emphasizing each the battle proven by his gamers and the missed alternatives that finally led to their defeat.
Morris acknowledged that his group had a number of alternatives to safe the win however did not capitalize when it mattered most. “We had all the possibilities on the earth on the market and couldn’t capitalize,” Morris mentioned. “I used to be actually ecstatic concerning the battle for these guys to place themselves in place to win that recreation although it wasn’t our greatest efficiency.”
The Falcons’ sluggish begin was a key issue within the loss, with the Saints dominating time of possession within the first quarter. Morris identified that Atlanta’s offense struggled to seek out its rhythm early on. “The three-and-out that we obtained early…we weren’t in a position to transfer the chains. It was extra time of possession; they only crushed us within the first quarter,” he defined.
The protection held its floor for a lot of the sport, however two explosive performs by the Saints tipped the scales. Morris pressured the necessity for his group to stop such game-changing moments sooner or later, saying, “We’ve obtained to go on the market and discover a approach to cease these performs…these performs might be disastrous throughout the framework of the sport.”
Confidence in Younghoe Koo
Regardless of the loss, Morris expressed unwavering confidence in kicker Younghoe Koo, who missed three discipline objectives within the recreation. “I’ve the entire confidence on the earth in Younghoe. He’s probably the greatest kickers within the recreation,” Morris affirmed. He likened Koo’s efficiency to that of a shooter, noting, “He had an off day…shooters shoot. He went on the market right this moment and took a shot, and didn’t make it.”
