Tyrann Mathieu sat down with Kay Adams recently, and she asked him about his interception against the Atlanta Falcons, specifically how that kind of play can change the course of a season.
New Orleans Saints interim head coach Darren Rizzi highlighted the importance of that play in his postgame press conference. The play helped clinch a victory, but that win was bigger than most wins. The New Orleans Saints were on a seven game losing streak. If Mathieu doesn’t make that play, the streak very well could have extended to eight.
Mathieu relishes in those moments. “Anytime you make those type of plays in those types of rivalry games. That’s the type of plays you dream of as a defender.” Those plays haven’t been a rarity against Atlanta.
“The Falcons have been pretty good to me,” Mathieu told Adams with a smirk. Mathieu had an interception in his first career game against the Falcons. Since joining the Saints, he’s recorded four interceptions and recovered a fumble. That’s five turnovers in six games. The Falcons have indeed been good to Mathieu.
