New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan didn't hold back when speaking to reporters about his team's "disappointing" 45-24 loss on "Monday Night Football" to the Atlanta Falcons. Atlanta finished with 420 yards of offense, with 215 from passing and 205 from the ground game. Most of those rushing yards came from star running back Bijan Robinson, including an early 59-yard breakaway touchdown to give his team a 7-0 lead.
From there, Atlanta continued to accumulate yards, moving down the field and finding the end zone with ease. After the loss, Jordan wasn't happy with his team's performance, calling out the defense for giving up over 200 rushing yards. He let loose in his postgame comments, suggesting the Saints have much to improve upon.
"It’s overly upsetting when you think about the talent we have on our team," Jordan said. "I hate that we had a slow start. We got punched in our mouths early, and then you look at the respond.
It's one of those games where we weren't good enough on offense, defense, and special teams." More news: Tyler Shough Calls Out ‘Embarrassing’ Saints ‘MNF’ Loss to Falcons "When you have a division rival, it's damn near worth two games. When you have these Falcons come into our building, you gotta be able to lock the gates behind you and not let them leave. They had a early score with Bijan, and at that point, 60 yards on the ground, we gotta be able to figure something out," he said.
Atlanta didn't let up after Robinson's breakaway touchdown. He finished with two touchdowns and 145 rushing yards, while Brian Robinson Jr. had 62 rushing yards and three touchdowns in the win. "And you letting them [get] what almost 200 rushing yards?" he said, adding, "That's on the defensive line.
You can't look anywhere else. When you have a ground game like that, you've gotta look at your defensive line and say, 'Hey, you've gotta tighten up.' It didn't happen this game. "They had their way tonight.
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