Matt Ryan and his old offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan have something in common this season: they’re tired of seeing their receivers drop passes.

Last year, the Atlanta Falcons were one of the best teams in the league in this regard. According to Sporting Charts, Atlanta only dropped 12 passes all year – a rate of 2.1 percent. Only four teams had a lower rate.

This year it’s been the exact opposite.

Following Thursday night’s win over the New Orleans Saints, the Falcons are now tied with the San Francisco 49ers for the most drops in the NFL this year, with 25 apiece.

This is particularly frustrating since Ryan’s passes have been so accurate in 2017.

In the first quarter of Thursday’s game, Pro Football Focus shared a tweet that said Ryan was on pace to throw the fewest turnover-worthy throws of any player since they started tracking the stat. The tweet has since gone missing, but it doesn’t change the fact that Ryan had been almost-perfect taking care of the ball heading into this week’s action.

Things changed quickly once Ryan’s luck turned for the worse, though. Again.

Contrary to popular opinion, Marshon Lattimore did not own Julio Jones and his interception was completely illegitimate. Even though Ryan forced the read, Lattimore got away with an obvious defensive pass interference penalty and should never have been able to make a play on the ball in the first place.

Ryan’s second interception may have broken him, though.

For the third time this season, tight end Austin Hooper made a big mistake that led to a giveaway. Ryan hit him in the chest with a short pass, only to see it bounce off and land in a New Orleans defender’s hands.

After that, Ryan’s accuracy and decision making went downhill in a hurry.

He finished the game with three interceptions but easily could have had a few more. It’s extremely unusual for Ryan to get so flustered, but it’s definitely understandable.

If Atlanta is going to get to the playoffs (let alone do anything once they get there), Ryan’s receivers have to stop letting him down. Period.