Falcons' Younghoe Koo drills career-long field goal to beat Saints

The 2024/25 NFL Season is almost here, and Craig Carton, Danny Parkins, and Mark Schlereth make some bold predictions about who makes the playoffs in the NFC. This includes the Atlanta Falcons being the 1-seed.

Atlanta Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo had all the pressure on his shoulders, as he came onto the field to attempt a 58-yard field goal, which would be a career-long, for the win against the New Orleans Saints. 

With seven seconds left on the clock, Koo stepped into his field goal attempt and launched into toward the end zone. It had the leg, it had the accuracy, and the Falcons took down their NFC South foe, 26-24, thanks to Koo’s clutch kick. 

After starting the season red hot at 2-0, the Saints are now 2-2, which matches the Falcons. 

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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins throws a pass against the New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Brett Davis-Imagn Images)

This matchup was a thriller all the way to the end, but the Falcons wouldn’t have needed Koo’s heroics if it wasn’t for Alvin Kamara bursting into the end zone on third-and-goal on the previous drive to take a 24-23 lead. Kamara had 77 yards on 19 carries, while catching seven of Derek Carr’s passes for 42 yards. 

But Kirk Cousins, who already had a game-winning drive in Week 2 against the Philadelphia Eagles, took the ball knowing he had just one minute to get into field goal range for the potential game-winner. 

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A crucial play came on second-and-10 from Atlanta’s 30-yard line, as Paulson Adebo was called for defensive pass interference on the Falcons’ Darnell Mooney, who was 30 yards downfield. That placed