Coming off a bye and having put together their best performance of the year the last time they took the field, the New Orleans Saints hoped to set the stage for a strong finish to what has been a rough 2025 season.

Instead, New Orleans looked like the same struggling team it has been for much of the season, burying itself in its own mistakes in a 24-10 loss to an Atlanta Falcons team that entered Sunday with a five-game losing streak.

The Saints (2-9) drove the ball deep in Falcons territory three times, including two possessions that made it all the way to the 1-yard line. Those possessions resulted in three points.

There was the 75-yard kick return by Mason Tipton in the first quarter that set New Orleans up with the ball at Atlanta’s 16-yard line. The three ensuing plays lost s

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