ATLANTA — Younghoe Koo kicked a 58-yard field goal with two seconds remaining and the Atlanta Falcons rallied for a 2624 victory over the New Orleans Saints without scoring an offensive touchdown Sunday. Koo kicked four field goals in all, also connecting from 53, 44 and 42 yards to give the Falcons (2-2) a desperately needed home victory. They had lost their first two games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and seemed on the verge of falling to 0-3 in Atlanta when Alvin Kamara scored on a 1-yard run with a minute remaining to push the Saints (2-2) to a 24-23 lead.
A 30-yard pass interference penalty on Paulson Adebo gave the Falcons hope at the New Orleans 40. Kirk Cousins threw three straight incompletions, but it didn't matter. Koo knocked down the longest field goal in the stadium's seven-year history with plenty to spare, sending the Saints to their second straight close loss after two dominating victories to open the season.
Koo threw both arms in the air before was mobbed by his teammates. Taysom Hill scored on a pair of touchdown runs for the Saints before going out, appearing to reaggravate a chest injury that kept him out of a 15-12 loss to Philadelphia the previous week. On the Saints' final possession, Derek Carr connected with Chris Olave on a couple of big thirddown passes before Kamara finally punched it in on the Saints' third try from the 1, dragging Kaden Elliss into the end zone.
The Falcons won without the Cousins-led offense producing a TD. It was the special te.
