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Well, that was something. And if you think I’m referring to the Presidential debate instead of the game, I’d say, why not both? And while I won’t go into politics here, I’ll do one better and I promise not to drop that “special” teams joke that I’m sure will be the go-to joke at your cooler talk-sesh (are water coolers still a thing?), but I would still continue to point out that weekday football is still, to this very day, able to bring one of two things; derpy or boring. There is no in-between, no negotiation, no choice. These two, that’s it. And you add two teams from the NFC South to the mix? Well, just one look above to see the majesty and grace of “wtf?” confirms my aforementioned theory. And while my predicted score was just a tiny bit aggressive, we still arrived at an Arena Football-esque score. And at times, it was pretty hard to believe that there were Saints players on the field at all when the Falcons were on offense. Then again you could say the same about the Falcons, but to a lesser degree. So I guess I just described this game perfectly: Saints really bad, Falcons a little bit less. Really rolls off the tongue…

Drew Brees36/54, 376 YDS, 7.0 AVG, 3 TD, 1 INT, 97.5 RTG and 2 CAR, 9 YDS. Giving up that interception was very disrespectful to the Katrina survivors.

Tevin Coleman12 CAR, 42 YDS, 3 TD and 3 REC, 47 YDS. We’ll talk about Freeman in a bit, but Coleman was still able to get near 100 yards and three touchdowns on just 15 touches. I mean, Geez Saints, I hadn’t seen a defense this weak since Poland in 1939.

Coby Fleener7 REC, 109 YDS, 1 TD. Wow, the Saints were able to score without a basketball player. DRINK.

Devonta Freeman14 CAR, 152 YDS and 5 REC, 55 YDS, 1 TD. It’s just really nice to see a team like the Saints that work to get out of the way of opposing offenses. It’s certainly a refreshing change of pace to a majority of NFL teams. Granted, it’s also nice to see Freeman a bit more effective. True it is against the Saints, so if you’re not feeling super confident, now is the time to sell. (I’m actually holding here despite some of early season woes.)

Mark Ingram – 15 CAR, 77 YDS and 4 REC, 30 YDS, 1 TD. Mark Ingram was rated as a top-10 running back in fantasy and waited ’till Week 3 to show us how he’s a top-25 running back. Baby steps everyone. Baby steps…

John Kuhn1 CAR, 3 YDS, 1 TD. White New Orleans fans were wondering whether it was okay to do the traditional cheer when Kuhn scored his bi-weekly vulturedown…

Matt Ryan20/30, 240 YDS, 2 TD, 113.2 RTG and 5 CAR, 23 YDS. Is it just me or does Ryan run like a giant turkey?