There isn't a player who loves the rivalry between the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons more than Cam Jordan. He embodies the pettiness of the fan base, especially when it comes to taking shots at the Falcons.
The defensive end has certainly done his part to earn the right to take as many jabs as he wants. Not only is he a Saints legend, Jordan has put up some of the best games of his career against the Falcons.
We'll dive into 5 times Jordan has absolutely owned the Dirty Birds. Jordan is as talkative as he is productive, so one of these moments will be him owning the fans as well.
Of course Cam Jordan's best game with the Saints was against the Falcons
Cam Jordan ties a Saints record vs Falcons
The most memorable play of this showdown was Shy Tuttle intercepting Matt Ryan then punishing him with a big man stiff arm. Tuttle's play was the highlight of the night and one of the biggest highlights this rivalry has produced in recent history. What gets lost in that shuffle is it was also the best game of Cam Jordan's career.
The Saints were terrorizing Ryan all night long and sacked him 9 times in that game. Jordan was responsible for four of those sacks. That was the most of his career, and he tied the franchise record for most sacks in a game.
This matchup was weird because the Saints were thoroughly beating the Falcons, but then Atlanta recovered 3 onside kicks (one of which was called back due to penalty. This gave the Falcons three straight possessions and made it a one score game with two minutes left.
This is where Jordan came alive. He sacked Ryan twice on that drive, including a sack to close out the game. Jordan racked up 4 sacks, and two of them coming in the clutch adds an extra boost to the day.
That was Jordan's greatest game against the Falcons, but far from his only standout moment.
Jordan did it to the Falcons again the next year
After scheduling the Saints and Falcons to play each other on Thanksgiving two years in a row, the NFL opted to have the two teams play the Sunday before Thanksgiving. Like the year prior, Jordan had a monster game. He couldn't quite get to 4 sacks, so he settled for three of them.
The Saints also brought down Ryan 8 times as a team. Fun fact: Jordan has had more than 2 sacks in a game seven times in his career. He's done it four times against the Falcons.
Owned fans on social media
Mid if I’m mid🤣🤣 then ya fav franchise is poverty stricken 😂😂 has never drafted a real pass rusher worthy of having a career there. Y’all just hire mercs I can’t name a Failcons de, dt, heck olb that had over 70 sacks in black & red https://t.co/rywXk0Jkhg pic.twitter.com/qdz2SMbWF8
— Cam Jordan (@camjordan94) June 1, 2023
Somethings don't need words. Jordan's tweet speaks for itself, and he's speaking facts
Jordan set a record and Matt Ryan was the victim
This isn't a singular moment but rather a culmination of momets. No player has sacked a quarterback as often as Jordan has sacked Matt Ryan. Ryan played his final year with the Indianapolis Colts, but they didn't play the Saints, meaning all of Jordan's sacks on Ryan were against the Falcons.
23. That's the amount of times that Jordan has sacked Matt Ryan, and we've already laid out 7 of those sacks in this article alone.
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