The Falcoholic
Well, that’s it, folks.
Seventeen games. Eighteen weeks. And somehow, a season that still leaves more questions than answers.
How were the Falcons able to go toe-to-toe with teams like the New England Patriots, beat the Los Angeles Rams and Buffalo Bills, yet stumble against squads like the Miami Dolphins and New York Jets?
Why do we have the leaders in interceptions by a rookie, sacks by a rookie, the leader in scrimmage yards, and are sitting at home for the playoffs?
There will be months to sort out what this all means for 2026 and beyond. Plenty of time for reflection, evaluation, and tough decisions.
But for now? We’ll enjoy this one. We’ll enjoy beating up on the New Orleans Saints again. We’ll enjoy putting little brother back in his place, as the Falcons take a two-game lead in the all-time series (including playoffs) and a one-game edge in the regular season.
So with that, here it is.
The final highlight reel of the 2025 Atlanta Falcons:
After a three-and-out, capped off by a sack on third down, it was looking like Saints tight end Juwan Johnson was going to get a chunk game to jumpstart the Saints offense. Instead, former Second-Team All-Pro A.J. Terrell pokes the ball out on the Saints’ first play and Xavier Watts was on the spot ready to pick it up.
For the entire season, the Atlanta Falcons’ special teams has been anything other than special. As a matter of fact, they’ve been abysmal, awful, deplorable, whatever word you want to use.
But this game, with someone needing to make a play, recent signee Jammie Robinson, showed that, among even the worst of times, special players on special teams can make special plays.
The offensive line for the Falcons had not been the most stout, including a brutal holding call to back the Falcons up to the 15-yard line on a would-be Bijan Robinson touchdown run. However, when the Saints rushed four on 2nd and goal, the Falcons built a wall around Cousins, giving him time to find Drake London all alone in the back of the end zone.
This gives Kirk Cousins 10 passing touchdowns on the season, his 12th consecutive season with double-digit touchdown passes. Cousins is tied with names like Carson Palmer, Joe Montana, Bob Griese, and Drew Bledsoe for 21st-most in NFL history.
With his first sack, James Pearce, Jr. broke the 1997 Falcons record of 55 sacks in a season.
And, just for giggles, since he already has the rookie sack record for the franchise, Pearce brought Saints quarterback Tyler Shough down again to make it 10.5 sacks for the season, and became the first Falcons rookie with double-digit sacks. He is also the...
