That was way, way too close. The New Orleans Saints got away with one in their Week 15 win over the Atlanta Falcons — making the game so much more difficult than it needed to be with some baffling decisions. You don’t want to be negative after a victory, but moments like this are why the Saints have a 5-9 record in the first place.
It was quite literally the last play the Saints ran on Sunday afternoon, facing 4th-and-1 at the Atlanta 27-yard line. With 12 seconds left in regulation and a 3-point lead to work with, New Orleans just needed a first down to put the game away. They had just crossed midfield with a Taysom Hill run and went back to that well again, but with a fatal twist: instead of lining up in the shotgun, this time Hill took the snap from under center.
