Photos: Ryan sacked 8 times in loss to Saints

Atlanta Falcons

Photos: Ryan sacked 8 times in loss to Saints

Atlanta Falcons face the New Orleans Saints - without injured quarterback Drew Brees - Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in New Orleans.

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) is hit by Saints outside linebacker Demario Davis (56) in the first half Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in New Orleans. Ryan was sacked eight times in the 24-9 loss. (Brett Duke/AP)

Saints defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91) sacks Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) in the first half Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in New Orleans. (Butch Dill/AP)

Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan (94) closes in to sack Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan in the first half Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in New Orleans. (Brett Duke/AP)

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) is sacked by Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan (94) Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in New Orleans. (Tyler Kaufman/AP)

Saints defensive end Trey Hendrickson sacks Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan in the first half Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in New Orleans. (Brett Duke/AP)

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is sacked by Saints defensive ends Cameron Jordan (94) and Marcus Davenport, pushing the Flacons out of field goal range, in the first half Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in New Orleans. (Butch Dill/AP)

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is sacked by Saints outside linebacker Demario Davis in the second half Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in New Orleans. (Butch Dill/AP)

New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill (7) is sacked by Falcons defensive end Allen Bailey (93) in the first half Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in New Orleans. Hill got the start over the injured Drew Brees. (Butch Dill/AP)

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, who is out with 11 fractured ribs and a punctured lung, walks on the field before game against the Atlanta Falcons Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in New Orleans. (Butch Dill/AP)

Atlanta Falcons fullback Keith Smith (40) carries against New Orleans Saints outside linebacker Kwon Alexander (58) in the first half Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in New Orleans. (Butch Dill/AP)

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) passes in the first half against the Saints Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in New Orleans. (Brett Duke/AP)

Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley (18) pulls in a pass over New Orleans Saints cornerback Janoris Jenkins (20) in the first half Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in New Orleans. (Butch Dill/AP)

Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley (18) pulls in a pass over New Orleans Saints cornerback Janoris Jenkins (20) in the first half Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in New Orleans. (Brett Duke/AP)

Saints quarterback Taysom Hill (7) passes under pressure from Falcons defensive end Steven Means (55) in the first half Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in New Orleans. (Brett Duke/AP)

Falcons wide receiver Christian Blake (13) pulls the hair of Saints cornerback Janoris Jenkins (20) as he drops the ball on a near interception in the first half Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Brett Duke)

Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo (7) kicks a field goal in the first half against the Saints Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in New Orleans. (Brett Duke/AP)

Saints free safety Marcus Williams (43) intercepts a pass by Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan in the first half Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) is sacked by Saints outside linebacker Demario Davis (56) in the second half Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in New Orleans. (Brett Duke/AP)

Saints quarterback Taysom Hill (7) enters the end zone for a touchdown just out of the reach of Falcons linebacker Deion Jones (45) in the second half Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in New Orleans. (Butch Dill/AP)

Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas (13) pulls in a pass reception against Falcons free safety Ricardo Allen (37) in the second half Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in New Orleans. (Brett Duke/AP)

Saints quarterback Taysom Hill (7) fumbles as he is tripped up by Falcons cornerback A.J. Terrell in the second half Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in New Orleans. (Butch Dill/AP)

Saints cornerback Janoris Jenkins (20) intercepts a pass as Falcons wide receiver Russell Gage (83) flies over free safety Marcus Williams (43) in the second half Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in New Orleans. (Brett Duke/AP)

New Orleans cornerback Janoris Jenkins (20) breaks up a pass intended for Atlanta wide receiver Calvin Ridley (18) in the second half Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in New Orleans. (Butch Dill/AP)

Falcons wide receiver Russell Gage (83) runs past Saints outside linebacker Demario Davis (56) Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in New Orleans. (Tyler Kaufman/AP)

Saints cornerback Janoris Jenkins (20) intercepts a pass that was intended for Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley (18), next to free safety Marcus Williams (43) in the second half Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

1/25

Credit: AP

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) is hit by Saints outside linebacker Demario Davis (56) in the first half Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in New Orleans. Ryan was sacked eight times in the 24-9 loss. (Brett Duke/AP)

Today's Gallery Headlines

Sugar Bowl Game

PHOTOS: Georgia upset by Ole Miss in Sugar Bowl

Sugar Bowl Game

PHOTOS: Georgia prepares for Sugar Bowl

NYE revelers ring in 2026 watching Digital Drone Peach in the Sky

PHOTOS: Atlanta welcomes 2026 with fireworks, drone show

Photos of AJC’s final run

PHOTOS: The final print run of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

More Galleries

123125 sugar bowl parade

PHOTOS: Sugar Bowl Parade

aajc 123025 team media day sugar bowl

Photos: Georgia football players, coaches during Sugar Bowl team media day

aajc 123025 team media day sugar bowl

Photos: Georgia football stretches, does yoga during media viewing portion of Sugar Bowl practice

AJC Photojournalist Curtis Compton--Photos of the Year, 2013

PHOTOS: AJC's Super 11 through the years