New Orleans Saints interim coach Darren Rizzi got his tenure off to a terrific start when the New Orleans Saints beat the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. The 20-17 win snapped a seven-game losing streak by the team, causing Dennis Allen to be fired early last week by the team.

We've heard NFL head coaches be described in a few different ways, but Marquez Valdes-Scantling's description of Darren Rizzi has to be one of the more unique descriptions in recent memory. In a sitdown interview with Kay Adams,

Saints interim coach Darren Rizzi says one way he tried to help New Orleans snap its seven-game skid was to shift the team's focus away from him.

Perhaps the best job Darren Rizzi did last week leading up to Sunday's game against Atlanta in the Caesars Superdome – Rizzi's first days as New Orleans Saints interim head coach – was to promote memory loss. The Saints (3-7) then were on a seven-game losing streak, having not experienced victory since Sept. 15 against Dallas.

Saints interim coach Darren Rizzi came to his postgame news conference still trying to get the feeling back in his hand after his first win as an NFL coach. Rizzi and the Saints (3-7) were so excited to break a seven-game losing streak on Sunday that he was accidentally pushed in the back a little too enthusiastically by defensive end Payton Turner.

Sky Sports NFLs Cam Hogwood visited New Orleans ahead of the Super Bowl, witnessing the Saints snap their seven-game losing streak against the Atlanta Falcons following the firing of Dennis Allen as Darren Rizzi stole the show in his first game as interim head coach at the Superdome.

A legendary former New Orleans Saints quarterback congratulated Darren Rizzi on beating the Falcons, but he initially thought it was Archie Manning's famous grandson, not Archie himself, texting him on Monday.

Guys rallied around Rizzi during the game, and the team looked notably more determined and prepared against a talented Falcons team. There's a reason they are in first place in th