STADIUM: State Farm Stadium
REFEREE: Craig Wrolstad
DATE: Sunday, November 12, 2023
GAME TIME: 4:05 PM ET
CBS: Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta, Amanda Renner
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) ATL: 160 or 381 ARI: 81 or 226
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: Series tied, 16-16 (ATL won 4 of past 5)
THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 1/1/23: ARI 19 at ATL 20
HEAD COACHES NOTES:
Arthur Smith vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 1-0 Reg. Season: 18-25 (.419) Postseason: 0-0
Jonathan Gannon vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 1-8 (.111) Postseason: 0-0
ATLANTA FALCONS NOTES:
• QB TAYLOR HEINICKE passed for 268 yards & TD in 1st start of season last week. Aims for his 7th start in row with TD pass. Has 5 TDs vs. INT for 104 rating in his past 3 road games.
• RB BIJAN ROBINSON has 50+ scrimmage yards in 8 of 9 career games & ranks 2nd among rookies with 714 srimmage yards in 2023. Is 1 of 3 NFC RBs (Christian McCaffrey & D’Andre Swift) with 500+ rush yards (517) & 25+ receptions (28) in 2023.
• RB TYLER ALLGEIER had 3rd rush TD of season last week. Had 95 scrimmage yards (83 rush, 12 rec.) & rush TD in last meeting.
• RB CORDARRELLE PATTERSON had 6 catches, 84 scrimmage yards (42 rush, 42 rec.) & rush TD in last meeting.
• WR DRAKE LONDON aims for his 3rd in row on road & 5th in row overall with 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards. Had 5 catches in last meeting. Needs 62 rec. yards for 2nd-straight 500+ rec. yard season.
• TE JONNU SMITH led team with 5 catches & 100 rec. yards & had 2nd rec. TD of season last week, his 1st-career game with 100+ rec. yards. Smith (34 catches & 422 rec. yards) & TE KYLE PITTS (32 catches & 389 rec. yards) are only pair of TE teammates each with 30+ catches & 350+ rec. yards in 2023.
• DL CALAIS CAMPBELL had 3rd sack of season & 3rd-career safety last week, 2nd-most safeties among active players. Has sack in 3 of his past 4. Had 56.5 sacks, 107 TFL, 8 FFs, 8 FRs & 3 INTs in 138 games (2008-16) with Ari.
• DL DAVID ONYEMATA had career-high 10 tackles, sack & 2ndcareer FF last week. Aims for his 5th in row on road with TFL.
• LB NATE LANDMAN had 10 tackles, career-high 2 TFL & 1stcareer sack last week. Aims for his 7th in row with 8+ tackles.
• LB ARNOLD EBIKETIE had sack & 3rd-career FF last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with sack.
ARIZONA CARDINALS NOTES:
• QB KYLER MURRAY can make season debut. Had 2,368 pass yards & 418 rush yards with 17 TDs (14 pass, 3 rush) in 11 starts in 2023. Completed 27 of 37 atts. (73 pct.) for 340 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 128.2 rating in his only career game vs. Atl. (10/13/19).
• QB CLAYTON TUNE (rookie) had 86 yards (58 pass, 28 rush) in 1st-career start last week.
• RB JAMES CONNER has 394 scrimmage yards (78.8 per game) & 2 rush TDs in 5 games this season. Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 5 of his past 6 home games & rush TD in 6 of his past 7 at home. Has 295 scrimmage yards (147.5 per game) & 2 rush TDs in 2 career games vs. Atl. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Atl. with 110+ scrimmage yards.
• RB EMARI DEMERCADO (rookie) aims for his 3rd in row at home with 50+ scrimmage yards & 3rd in row overall with 75+ scrimmage yards.
• WR MARQUISE BROWN had 6 catches for 61 yards in the last meeting. Has 5+ catches in 3 of his past 4 at home & 50+ rec. yards in 4 of his past 5 home games.
• WR MICHAEL WILSON ranks 2nd among rookies with 16 yards per reception (min. 20 receptions).
• LB KYZIR WHITE has career-high 9 TFL in 2023 & is 1 of 2 (Danielle Hunter) with TFL in 8+ games (8) this season. Is 1 of 3 in NFC (Josh Metellus & Bobby Okereke) with 9 games of 5+ tackles in 2023.
• LB ZAVEN COLLINS had 5th TFL of season last week & aims for his 4th in row with TFL. Had TFL & PD in last meeting.
• S BUDDA BAKER led team with 10 tackles last week. Aims for his 11th in row at home with 5+ tackles.
