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2021 Week 9 · Falcons at Saints

Falcons vs Saints, 2021 Week 9: down 1, 1:01 left, two timeouts, 1st and 10 at your own 25.

What really happened

Arthur Smith was calling it for the Falcons. His first call: Matt Ryan hit Cordarrelle Patterson for 64 yards. The real drive ended in a made field goal. The Falcons won 27-25 over the Saints.

The plays that swung it

1. Q4 1:01

   Matt Ryan hit Cordarrelle Patterson for 64 yards.

   +35 points of win chance

2. Q4 0:51

   M. Davis ran for 2 yards.

   +8 points of win chance

3. Q4 0:03

   Y. Koo's 29-yard field goal was good.

   +29 points of win chance

Win chance is the share of games like this one, from that spot, that the team went on to win.

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