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Trevor Siemian entered in place of Hill, throwing a touchdown pass to Tre'Quan Smith that give the Saints a lead with left in the second quarter. Siemian threw another touchdown pass with two seconds left in the first half, a 5-yard strike to Juwan Johnson to put New Orleans up at the break.

Siemian finished 9 of 15 for 71 yards and two touchdowns in relief of Hill, his second victory filling in for a starting quarterback this season. Russell Gage led the Falcons with nine catches for yards and a touchdown. Matt Ryan finished with passing yards, having his 10 season streak of 4, passing yards snapped. Kyle Pitts finished with two catches for eight yards, finishing with 1, yards on the year -- 50 yards shy of Mike Ditka's rookie receiving yards record for a tight end.

We'll have takeaways from this one shortly, but a recap and the craziness of the playoff chase can be found in our live blog below! New Orleans controlled the game on the ground, rushing for yards against Atlanta's 26th ranked run defense. Sean Payton clearly saw the Buffalo Bills rush for yards against the Falcons last week and took advantage by giving the ball to Alvin Kamara 30 times for yards in the win. The Saints had 45 carries and controlled the time of possession for over 40 minutes, taking away opportunities for the Falcons offense to get going.

The ability to run efficiently allowed Trevor Siemian to manage the game filling in for Taysom Hill, as Siemian finished with a New Orleans took care of business against an eliminated Atlanta team by controlling the clock and the run game.

Atlanta has been brutal in run defense over the last four games and Sunday was no different, giving up yards to the Saints on the ground. While the Falcons allowed only 4. The Falcons need to clean up the defense if they wish to take the next step with Arthur Smith. Winning seven games with a first year head coach is a good start, but the Falcons were outscored by points this year. Malcolm Jenkins had a forced fumble on a pass play to Mike Davis after the Saints scored to go up , the second turnover by the New Orleans defense on consecutive plays.

The Saints got the ball with 52 seconds left and scored a touchdown three plays later to take a commanding lead into halftime. The loss eliminated Atlanta from playoff contention. The Falcons were shut out in the second half.

Foyesade Oluokun had one of three Atlanta turnovers, as he intercepted a pass for the second consecutive game. Kyle Pitts hamstring is questionable for Sunday's game. Jason Spriggs and Jonathan Bullard are in the league's health and safety protocols. Cameron Jordan had a season-high 3. Alvin Kamara had five catches and scrimmage yards 68 receiving with his 20th-career receiving TD last week.

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