Arthur Smith's perceived belief that Atlanta media has already written the 2022 Falcons' funeral was on full display in his postgame press conference on Sunday.
Whether it was intentional or not, when you break the numbers down, there is most definitely a dig at the Atlanta Falcons in Tyrann Mathieu's contract with the New Orleans Saints!
Sean Payton may not officially work for the Saints anymore but he certainly still shares some of those old feelings toward the team's most despised opponent.
The 8-8 New Orleans Saints can still make the 2021-22 NFL playoffs, but their week 18 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons is not the only game to watch.
As a New Orleans Saints fan, hating the Atlanta Falcons is just the natural thing to do. I don't think that's really going to go away. But stats show there's a new "most-hated" team.
Social media is full of thieves. Produce a great tweet, and the odds of it being copied are high. But what if the tweet is from a football dealing with failure?