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Saints clinch playoff berth with big win vs. Falcons

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7 years ago

December 24, 2017

NEW ORLEANS — Blame it on the officiating. Blame it on the penalties. Blame it on the pair of missed touchdown opportunities near the goal line. Blame it the dropped passes.

No matter how you dissect what happened to the Atlanta Falcons in Sunday’s matchup with the rival New Orleans Saints, it all added up to one thing: a 23-13 loss.

Falcons still in hunt but looking nothing like playoff team

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Vaughn McClureESPN Staff Writer

NEW ORLEANS — Blame it on the officiating. Blame it on the penalties. Blame it on the pair of missed touchdown opportunities near the goal line. Blame it the dropped passes.

No matter how you dissect what happened to the Atlanta Falcons in Sunday’s matchup with the rival New Orleans Saints, it all added up to one thing: a 23-13 loss.

And a crucial loss it was for the Falcons, who had hopes of capturing the NFC South title by winning their last two games against New Orleans and Carolina. Now at 9-6, they have to focus on simply securing a wild-card berth after not playing with the overall sense of urgency one would have expected in such a critical game. Carolina (11-4) defeated Tampa Bay and still hopes New Orleans (11-4) slips up for the division title.The playoffs aren’t out the picture, but the offense needs a facelift before the postseason begins. It hasn’t been the ideal season for the reigning MVP Ryan, but it’s hard to blame him when a ball bounces off receiver Marvin Hall‘s hands and rolls atop the butt of Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore, leading to Ryan’s fourth interception in two games against the Saints this season.[tps_footer][/tps_footer]

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Jessica Wilde releases ‘Love Like This’ ft. Josh Barry

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8 months ago

February 15, 2024

Don Reed

Highly acclaimed and much-loved singer, songwriter, rapper, producer and South London native Jessica Wilde kicks of her 2024 by joining forces with the incredible Josh Barry for a soulful Valentine’s Day release ‘Love Like This’, out 14^th February.

Packed with soaring emotions and infused with smoky orchestral atmospheres, ‘Love Like This’ is a striking nu-soul gem which will be released on Wilde’s forthcoming album and follows her recent singles ‘Freak Out’ and ‘Feathers’ ft. Zoe Kypri. The two 2023 singles saw her pick up many spins on BBC Radio 1’s Future Artists with Jack Saunders, BBC Radio 1 Introducing with Jess Iszatt, John Kennedy’s X-Posure Daily on Radio X, playlist support across the board from Spotify, Apple, Youtube and Tidal amongst other acclaim. Josh Barry has also been picking up serious heat, recently featuring with Rudimental and Sigma, collaborating with Nile Rogers and opening for Rag ‘N’ Bone Man on tour. Josh Barry brings a dynamic force to the collab as he embodies the spirit of legendary icons like James Brown and Jimi Hendrix.

On ‘Love Like This’, Wilde explains, “When we got in the studio, the song basically wrote itself, we wanted to capture that raw soulful essence in our husky tones, and a nostalgic feeling of those classic Marvin Gaye love songs but with a 2024 flip.”

As the dreamy, smooth track escalates, Wilde and Barry’s yearning vocals entwine with epic effect as the pair find the ‘Love Like This’ that they have been searching and waiting for. The release comes with a Valentine’s launch show at the iconic ‘The Bedford’ and a 6-part Instagram & TikTok reel series, released every other day from 16^th February, which everyone should tune into to see Wilde and Barry explore the track’s steamy and romantic themes in more depth through nostalgic aesthetics.

2024 looks set to be an exciting new year for Wilde. With her album on the horizon, she has been gaining growing support from not only BBC Radio 1 but also 6 Music, BBC Radio London, KISS, editorial playlist support across DSPs, as well as features in CLASH, Complex, Wonderland, The Independent and many more.