Atlanta Special The NFL Show

And it will be time for these

two teams to settle it.

He's going to fire

towards the end zone.

Launched the ball the near side.

A throw.

Touchdown.

He's looking downfield, going deep.

The one-man wrecking crew.

Unbelievable.

Let's go.

How did he do that?

Caught.

Unstoppable.

Hello and welcome to a special NFL

Show, because this week

we are in Atlanta and we're

going to bring you highlights this

evening of the massive NFC clash

between the Atlanta Falcons

and the New Orleans Saints.

We'll also take you on a tour

of this unbelievable stadium

and we will catch up with some

of our American friends.

They are friends, even though

they try and throttle me -

that's a sign of friendship.

The theatre is brand-new,

the rivalry stretches back 50 years.

This is as close as a

southern feud can be.

In the here and now, this is first

against third in the NFC South,

with everything to play

for in the division

heading for the wire.

This is a tune played on strings

strung at their tightest.

This is the run-in to the end

of the regular season.

This is stand-alone and stand up

and be counted in one

of the encounters of the season.

It's a defining moment for us.

Drew Brees, 17 years a Saint,

leader of the Louisiana revival,

after the destruction

of New Orleans.

The Falcons, wrapped

in the affectionate glow of playing

a full part in and losing one

of the great Super Bowls.

They have completed the greatest

comeback in Super Bowl history.

Saints and Falcons,

romance touches this game.

Romance that must be cast aside.

There is a division to win,

play off places at stake,

pride of the Deep South

to be honoured.

Wow.

I feel so at home.

You can smell the newness and here.

The lighting can change

based on whether it's

pre-game or post game.

So pre-match, what is the lighting?

It's very bright.

Is it?

Yes.

Very bright.

Each of the lockers have in them USB

ports, have electrical outlets

in them for all their devices.

There's a lockbox

for their valuables.

There's a drawer down

here that obviously you can

store stuff down here.

Ice!

These monitors are used pre-game

to put the schedule on them

all right, but it's also a half-time

when the players come in.

This is the coaching

stations that they use,

so offensively at one end

of the locker room, defense will be

defense will be down at the other

end of the locker room

and that's where they'll

make their corrections.

Mark, this is the only

time I've been up here.

He's just nicked a towel.

I've got a towel!

It was all Osi's fault.

By the fourth quarter

we were winning.

It will cover your knee up,

then you put your other

part of your sock right

here and you will

layer it, like that.

Then you put a little white down it.

We used to have to cut

and make our own.

You serious?

I'm a player.

You've got to have these, man.

What are they?

These are like peanut butter

and jelly sandwiches.

They are good for you.

Get a cup and you can

fill soda as many times

as you want during the game.

$2 soda.

Really?

Yeah, we have like 50

something of these machines.

We call this Times Square

but we didn't name it that,

the people who work here just

started to say, I'll meet

you in Times Square because of that.

Yeah, you're right.

That's a good analogy.

As we come through the Athletic

Performance area, the next area

you will find is the training room.

And you'll see the flow

from the locker room to the AP area

to the training area.

We have a hot tub, we have one

that we can make either hot or cold,

and we have the cold tub.

So they have the towels

with the numbers.

If you need one, we

can get one for you.

Yeah.

Oh, wow.

This is his office that he

works at on game day.

He's got his challenge flag,

whatever you do, don't go out

without your challenge flag.

When the team comes out this

will be full of fans.

There will be fans here, fans

outside, as the team is walking out.

Look at that.

How did they do that?

They put a man on the moon, Jason.

If you took that screen

and unrolled it, it would be

taller than the tallest

building in Atlanta.

That's 1100 feet around.

I always insist that they put my own

seat in the stadium.

This is a very popular selfie

spot and then you go

inside and get more selfie spots.

Keep going.

So this is the bird that we will

bring to life tonight

on the digital screens,

just before kick-off.

That is serious, that is cool.

When you hear about wide receivers.

Yeah.

And the actual, the starness,

if that's the word, of the receiver,

this is the guy who started it all.

Welcome.

Did you just say starness?

That's adding things to everyone.

I say bigness today in meetings.

There's no word, this

is what you call brotherology.

It's the study of

brothers' language.

There's a bigness in brotherology.

Like there, there's

a starness in brotherology.

Right?

So, how bigness is this game?

Is this a game full

of bigness, yeah?

This is a huge game, not a big game.

When you think about it,

especially for Atlanta,

they've got to win tonight.

Obviously you're a big physical

receiver, much like Jones is.

Tell us what makes

this guy so special?

There are certain people at each

position in this game right

now that I look at and say,

it's a gift from God.

The quarterback, a gift from God.

That's the baddest man in the world.

Julio Jones, gift from God.

He's fast, he's strong,

he knows how to run routes.

He's just an incredible physical

specimen and he's not really

crazy, like most of us.

He could really be crazy.

Would you say you are crazy?

Most definitely.

Most definitely, you don't

want to give me the ball.

Let me ask you about

the season as a whole.

If you had to pick a Super Bowl now,

who would it be between?

You know what, the first time

we were level with the home team

in the Super maybe this year.

You just made his whole year.

You just made his whole year.

Don't stop playing.

Don't stop playing.

You heard it.

He's off the chain dog.

Think about the offenses

we put down.

The Rams were running hot.

Stop it.

He's running hot, we set them

down, we set them down.

He's incredible, man,

and now you've got Case Keenum.

Now, you know, saves like he's

found, with the right players

around him and he will beat

the New England Patriots.

Oh!

OK.

He'll beat the New England Patriots.

Got to be off the chain.

Thank you for coming on,

we love having you want.

Man, I love being on,

just let me get this accent.

Get that accent!

I'll be off the chain.

You picked the best

looking dudes, too.

They are the best looking dudes.

The three of us!

Yes, oh, yeah.

I've got you.

They took the best looking brothers

and took them across the pond.

You're in it.

Thanks.

Hey, how are you doing?

Good.

How are you?

Good, how you doing?

We can all hug and

pretend we know people.

You're all grown up.

Looking great.

Looking trim.

How's London?

Great.

Awesome.

I'm happy for you.

Looking forward to this?

Oh, man, looking

forward to this game.

I go back to being a kid,

watching the Saints and the Falcons

compete against each other.

These games are always high scoring,

hard-hitting and entertaining,

when you think about

these two quarterbacks.

I'd really like to focus

on the running backs

for both sides, really.

We've spoken quite a lot on the show

in the last half of the season

about Kamara and Ingram

for the Saints, but in

particular, Kamara.

How much has he impressed you?

I'm impressed by this guy.

I'm impressed by his workload

and what he's been able to do.

Coming out of college,

you didn't know that he was lets say

as good of a receiver as he was.

He's a great asset to Sean Payton,

calling play at Drew

Brees, the quarterback.

How important do you

think the running game

is going to be tonight?

Do you think it's going to be

the determining factor

in who wins this game?

When I picked this game tonight,

my last line is he who runs best

will win this contest,

and I'm telling you,

there's no doubt, as dynamic

as you watch the Saints back is,

they'll have the Falcons.

That's who they were last year.

They're no slouch, when you think

about what those two

guys bring to the table,

Coleman and Freeman,

they're just as good,

just as dynamic and boy,

you have four running

backs on the field.

This is heaven for you!

We're talking about

running the football.

Do you find that really

refreshing, that in a league

that we're always told

is a pass league, in a game where

it's Drew Brees against Matt Ryan,

that were actually talking

about running the football.

It's amazing and this game

will always be surrounded

about the quarterback and sacking

the quarterback, but when you get

down to it, the brass tacks

and you get into the playoffs,

or you talk about a Super Bowl,

is going down to having

a running back having a game,

or defensive line stopping the run.

That's it.

If I had to ask you for

a Super Bowl prediction now,

who would it be between?

I'd go Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.

Would you?

Yes.

Obviously Tom Brady, Tom Brady

and Bill Belichick is tough to beat,

but I feel like it's

Pittsburgh's year.

Things have been going their way.

Philadelphia and Carson Wentz looks

good, but their defensive line,

I haven't seen a defensive line play

like that since these guys.

I'm telling you, they have

eight guys that can rush

the passer consistently

and you are going to need

that down the road.

I just like what they've built.

So you'd take Philadelphia

over the Saints, over

Minnesota, over the Rams?

Yeah, I think if you have

to go to Philadelphia

to play a playoff game,

I like Philadelphia.

You don't want that,

you don't want that.

You never want to go

to Philadelphia.

It's a tough place to play, man.

That crowd, they are unbelievable.

Thank you so much for joining us,

really appreciate it.

Always nice working with you guys.

Well, we've got about

an hour until kick-off.

Jack Crawford has joined us.

Your first year, you are

injured at the moment.

What kind of team have you joined?

Oh, man, it's the best team in

the league right now in my opinion.

I just think that the chemistry

between the players is so good,

the energy they have,

the atmosphere here in Atlanta

and especially with the new stadium

opening, it's just been

an experience so far,

and even though my season has been

cut short with injury,

just having an opportunity to be

around these guys, they are great

guys and they welcomed me with open

arms, so it feels like a family.

Talked about Matt Ryan

and Julio Jones, Michael Irvin told

us that talent is just God-given.

He's had it given from God.

You will watch them

in training, you'll be up

against them in training.

What are they both like?

Oh, yeah, both of them are just

unique in their ability and I think

both of them are among the elite,

you know, in their

positioning group.

They have proved that on game day

but every day they prove that.

They are two of the hardest

working people on the team.

I've been around, and I think

especially with Matt Ryan,

he has the ability to stay

so composed in the pocket,

he doesn't let a lot of stuff get

to him on the outside

and he's consistently proved himself

and played at a level

that is among the best,

so and as for Julio,

he's from a different planet.

He's definitely just got

some God-given talent

and he's hard to stop,

man, he's a hard person to stop,

in practice and on game day.

A little earlier we had a tour

of this unbelievable stadium.

We had a tour of your

locker room as well.

I mean, I could live

in your locker room.

Everything is there,

lovely showers, nice hot tub, food,

massage, you wouldn't want to go

anywhere else, would you?

You've got a good life here.

Exactly.

Exactly.

Unfortunately we only use this

about seven or eight

times out of the year,

because we only play

home games then.

Yeah, man, it's nice.

You couldn't ask for any more.

I mean, it's top of the line,

Mr Blank, the owner,

he's done a great job

with this place.

The new stadium also brings more

energy from the fans

and so when we get more energy it

just makes our job even better.

I've been lucky I've come to a club

where they've built one of the best

stadiums in the country.

We wish you well.

I know you'd much rather be playing

than talking to us and we always

appreciate you joining us.

Look after yourself

and we'll see you soon.

Thank you, man.

Thanks.

COMMENTATOR: Kamara lines up right

on the three, 2nd & 3.

He gets a four-man rush.

There he is in open space.

Two players, 30 yards,

1st down to Orleans.

2nd & 10, Brees with

a couple of fakes.

Setting up that for Kamara.

Well read by Jones again,

along with Brian Poole it sets up

third and long for New Orleans.

They are shaken up on

They are shaken up on that one.

Yes,

got him right on the side of the

helmet.

And there is Alvin Kamara

being taken to the locker

room.

He will be checked after taking that

helmet to helmet contact on

the Saints' opening drive.

Play 15 of this drive.

Coleman, the regular

fullback leading the way.

To the end zone.

Atlanta, touchdown!

Fullback Derrick Coleman

with a nice block here.

Watch Toilolo out here at tight end.

Getting a second block

up on that next level.

When you can pen that

defense in then go

get that inside linebacker,

that's what you get.

A walk-in.

Here in Atlanta, first

and ten, wide receivers...

Brees, throw and punt.

Good move to stay

and score a touchdown!

Tommylee Lewis finds the end

zone for the first time.

Looked like strong toes,

and the heel doesn't come down.

It's right there.

That's all good.

14 seconds left.

From the 42, looking

for something...

Oh, he threw the interception

to Lattimore.

There is no flag over there.

There was a lot of contact.

The Saints are going to get

the field goal opportunity, with

four seconds remaining.

Marshon Lattimore's

third interception of

the season.

He is just going to battle

the whole time out here on

the outside, and then finally

you see Julio just sort of drift

into no man's land and Lattimore

turned his

head around, and almost

took that one.

Thankful Julio Jones came back

to make that tackle.

From here it is a 47 yard

field goal for Wil Lutz,

and what a swing here.

As we said, Atlanta gets

the ball, start the

second half.

Could be stealing three

for the Saints here.

From 47.

Flag down.

Flag down on the far side.

Illegal formation.

Offense, number 69.

61 was not in line with scrimmage.

Field goal was good,

but it does not count.

By rule we will not extend this to

half-time.

Half-time is over.

Wow!

You don't get that time back

because that penalty,

and Sean Payton wants to know

what happened there...

That will be along

the line of scrimmage,

right there.

And because there was a foul,

that play went through, no

time on the clock.

That was one weird end of the half!

Holy smokes!

The half expires.

That's an interception,

never hit the ground,

off the hands of Hooper

into the arms of the Saints.

Chris Banjo.

Making music.

With the pick, and that is back

passes that have turned

into interceptions.

It is unbelievable what has happened

to Matt Bryant this season.

This is right in the hands

of Austin Hooper,

and then just off those hands,

and it goes right into the hands of

Chris Banjo.

The receivers, and Brees pounds at,

got it back and got

the touchdown to Michael Thomas!

His fourth on the season.

They will come in motion,

and right there, block,

then you will see it come off

on the release right here,

all within one yard of the line

of scrimmage, no

issue, no problem.

Coleman's the back

for third and six.

Touchdown, Falcons.

-- Touchdown, Saintss.

Coleman's the back

for third and six.

Can they get it to Jones down here?

Ends a shot, another

interception, and it

is Marcus Williams!

Three consecutive tries.

Ending in New Orleans intercepting.

The only other pass of this

drive, 3rd and four...

Touchdown!

The power of Julio Jones,

as he screams across the field, the

safety goes with them, leaves

one-on-one coverage on the backside

for the easy touchdown.

They play tough games

against quality opponents.

No backs, Brees, looking,

and trouble from behind!

Brought down by Adrian Claymore.

All right, let's see

if the Saints can do it, 80 yards

down the field.

344 to go, trying to keep control.

Brees, 1st down.

Open space, midfield,

and to the 45 and

just like that it is

a gain of 35 yards.

A third and a half

yard here at the two

minute warning.

Everybody, they don't run

it, they look to throw it...

Brees, incomplete.

Flag down.

Late flag thrown right by way Brees

was getting ready to throw

it, and it is going to be

a hold on the Saints.

Offense, number 71.

The 4th down.

What an interesting call that was!

You get Ramczyk right

there on the foul, 4th down and one.

You leave them in relatively

easy field range...

Two yarder from here.

42-yarder from here.

As opposed to moving back if you can

stop them on one more down.

That was a really interesting call.

I thought he might move them back.

We have been talking

about how depleted New

Orleans is in this game.

Maybe he is thinking

he can put over time and

will cover the win.

Who knows?

Let's see what he does. Fourth and a

yard and the fullback in their exact

line... Brees, the keeper that got

the 1st down. First on the 22-yard

line and new islands will keep it

near that.

I thought they were going

to market back, I really did. You

take a chance on 3rd down and 11,

whatever, and maybe not able to kick

the field goal then suddenly you

have all those options on the table.

Brees throws an... Somehow held onto

by Ted Ginn Jr. Incredible he held

onto that. I hope he's OK.

Going to

give a completely legal shot to the

Reds and that is the heck of -- shot

to the Reds and a heck of a catch.

Intercepted by Deion Jones!

There

you go, watch Deion Jones. This is

end play where they will try to

throw it over the top of the

linebacker's head, but one reason

you do all those tests, to find guys

like Deion Jones.

2nd & 7. The

ball's out! Recovered by the

Falcons. Huge hit. Picked up and

recovered at that spot. Sean

Payton... He came out on the field

to argue about something and that

flag, on Payton, it will give them a

1st down and end the game. Sean

Payton was out halfway to the

numbers to say something to one of

the officials and immediately the

flag was drawn.

Conduct, against the

New Orleans bench. A 15-yard

penalty, and a yard's game, 1st

down.

Trying to get the time-out and

I don't know if he couldn't get the

attention early on what it was but

he ran out, and this penalty will

end the night, and the Atlanta

Falcons are going to get out of here

was one of those roll up your

sleeves at Atlanta and New Orleans

NFC South battles. England? Great

Britain, the whole of Scotland,

Oliver, the UK.

Nice!

I am Mark.

Nice to meet you. This is my guy

right here. You guys pulled it out.

Yes, Toquero business the way we

needed to. Wasn't pretty, but we'll

take it.

What is next?

Win a couple

of playoffs, the next one. Having

that focus, trying to get the win. I

guess next we will play Tampa, about

ten days from now, so little rest

this weekend then back out.

Did you

go into this thinking it was must

win?

They all are, this time year.

You get into December, in our

division they are all must wins, so

it was a big win for us tonight, for

sure.

What is the biggest thing you

learn from him?

Get the ball out

quick!

LAUGHTER

Take care of yourself.

Great to see

you.

Julio Jones, out here to see

Julio Jones.

It was good, you know,

division opponent, it was a battle,

write to the end. But we

division opponent, it was a battle,

write to the end. But we stood up,

you know. Came out victorious, you

know, but these are big games for

us, the championship weekend.

Best

receiver in football, man. Getting

it done.

Well, that wink is mac

Atlanta does not alter the playoff

positions, but it does help them --

that win for Atlanta. You can see

the table now, at Atlanta at eight

and five so just a game behind. Osi,

as Matt Ryan said to us in the

locker room, and I don't know where

you were...

LAUGHTER

But as he said the us, they got it

done.

Yes, they did. They got it

done. A big win. They showed signs

of a good tenacious football team

and were able to win.

I suppose both

sides ostensibly made mistakes with

the crucial interception from Deion

Jones towards the end of the game.

What a crucial mistake that was,

going in for goal, but Deion Jones,

having a great game up until that

point, makes the interception.

I

know that Matty Ryan said it was not

a must win game, that was not how

they were thinking about it and it

is all about focusing on what the

next gamers, but they had not won

tonight they would have been gone?

Their chances iron-mac would have

been zero, because of them winning

all three of these games -- their

chances would have been zero. This

was a game they needed to win,

statement they needed to make and

they did.

Did you see enough from

Atlanta tonight to suggest they will

be in the playoffs come January?

I

think so.

What I saw was a defense

that needed to create turnovers and

they finally did to help their team

wins or maybe they have a chance!

That was not what I asked! You

answered honestly. You hope your

answer would be drowned out!

LAUGHTER

I didn't want to commit...

Let's

look ahead to some games this

weekend because there are some

massive fixtures coming up.

Minnesota at Carolina, one of the

divisional rivals, Carolina, of

course of the Falcons and New

Orleans. What do you think?

Minnesota is a little too hot right

now, I think too hot for Carolina.

You think the defense will cope with

Cam? They have cope with everything

else?

Absolutely. They could win

that game.

Are both going for the

Vikings. And Eagles against the

Rams. My first question, the start

of some kind of dynastic rivalry

over the next ten years?

That is

what kind of sucks for Pinner Potter

is there will always be a rivalry

because they were the same drab

class and people will always compare

them -- that is what kind of sucks

for those two.

Two dynamic

quarterbacks, like you said, they

will be in at each other. Their

teams are so young. I will go with

the Rams.

I will go with the Eagles.

So many great games coming up this

weekend and we will cover them all

on Tuesday night on BBC do with the

Highlight Show but as far as this

evening is concerned it is time to

say goodbye from Atlanta. I feel we

should end with a hug because you've

spent most of the day hugging

everybody!

LAUGHTER

I love you all!

See you Tuesday.

Their footballing followers, the

pride of Georgia. Brought to errors

in Super Bowl 50 one.

COMMENTATOR: -- brought to earth.

There have been considered of

defiance, taste of defeat, that

reveal something deeper. Teddy comes

in small doses and the crew raced to

the playoffs.

The cause is never lost.