It was a tough weekend for New Orleans football. The Tulane Green Wave and the New Orleans Saints both lost to Atlanta teams.
The Tulane Green Wave debuted their brand-new Uptown stadium on Saturday. It was the first football game played on their campus in nearly 40 years. But they lost to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 38-21.
On Sunday the Saints headed to the Georgia Dome to play the Falcons. The Saints held the momentum through the first half, and seemed like they were on their way to an easy victory over their division rival.
However, the Saints’ porous defense couldn’t stand up to franchise-record passing by Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, and masterful kicking by Matt Bryant, who tied the game in the final seconds and gave the Falcons the win in overtime, with kicks of 51 and 52 yards. The final score: 37-34.
Elsewhere around the state, UL-Lafayette was upset at home by Louisiana Tech. The sole standout: Perennial powerhouse LSU, with a 56-0 stomping of Sam Houston State.