With the Falcons hanging around in the third quarter against the Saints, quarterback Matt Ryan drove the offense into Saints territory and was a few yards out of field goal range – until disaster struck on a 1st-and-10 play from the 40. Ryan’s checkdown attempt was deflected by New Orleans lineman Shy Tuttle, who made a spectacular one-handed interception grab and started running toward the endzone.
Ryan made an admirable attempt to take down the 300-pounder, but Tuttle swatted him to the ground with a perfect stiff arm that was spoiled by a block-in-the-back call on teammate Cameron Jordan.
Fortunately for Ryan, the Falcons defense held and the Saints were unable to increase their 11-point lead on the ensuing drive. Twitter still had a field day with the highlight.
