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BLOG: Saints rammed out of the playoffs, despite win over Falcons

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 09: Juwan Johnson #83 and Trevor Siemian #15 of the New Orleans Saints celebrate a touchdown during the second quarter in the game against the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 09, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)

ATLANTA (WGNO) — With a fifth-straight playoff spot on the line, the New Orleans Saints (9-8) defeated the Falcons (7-10) in Atlanta for the NFL’s first-ever Week 18 and regular-season finale.

The Saints could have clinched the No. 7 seed in the NFC with a Los Angeles Rams (12-5) victory over the San Francisco 49ers (10-7) on the West Coast, but the Rams blew a 17-3 halftime lead to lose 27-24 in overtime.


Despite the 30-21 win over the team’s fiercest rival, the Los Angeles loss denied the Saints a postseason rematch of the infamous ‘no-call’ playoff game against the Rams from 2019.

Follow along with the WGNO Sports as it happened in our live blog below:

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