STADIUM: Caesars Superdome
REFEREE: John Hussey
DATE: Sunday, January 7, 2024
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
CBS: Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Matt Ryan, AJ Ross
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) ATL: 208 or 385 NO: 158 or 230
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: Series tied, 54-54 (NO won 3 of past 4). THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 11/26/23: NO 15 at ATL 24.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Arthur Smith vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 2-3 Reg. Season: 21-29 (.420) Postseason: 0-0. Dennis Allen vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 2-2 Reg. Season: 23-46 (.333) Postseason: 0-0.
ATLANTA FALCONS NOTES:
• QB TAYLOR HEINICKE had 3rd-career game with both pass TD & rush TD in Week 17. Aims for his 10th in row with TD pass.
• QB DESMOND RIDDER has TD pass in 2 of his past 3 on road.
• RB BIJAN ROBINSON (rookie) rushed for 75 yards last week. Leads all rookies in rush yards (948) & ranks 2nd in scrimmage yards (1,332). Had 123 scrimmage yards (91 rush, 32 rec.) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in Week 12 meeting.
• RB TYLER ALLGEIER had career-long 75-yard rec. TD last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 85+ scrimmage yards & TD. Rushed for 139 yards & TD in last road meeting (12/18/22).
• WR DRAKE LONDON had 56 rec. yards last week. Had 5 catches for 91 yards in Week 12 meeting & aims for his 4th in row vs. NO with 5+ catches & 70+ rec. yards.
• DL CALAIS CAMPBELL has sack in 2 of his past 3 & aims for his 4th in row with TFL.
• DL DAVID ONYEMATA had half sack last week. Had FF in Week 12 meeting. Spent 7 seasons (2016-22) with NO & had 23 sacks & 28 TFL in 106 games.
• DL ZACH HARRISON (rookie) aims for his 4th in row with TFL.
• LB KADEN ELLISS had 9 tackles & 4th-sack of season last week. Has career highs in tackles (119) & TFL (11) in 2023 & aims for his 4th in row with TFL. Had 2 TFL in Week 12 meeting. Had career-high 7 sacks in 2022 with NO.
• LB LORENZO CARTER had 3rd sack of season & 4th-career FF in Week 17.
• S JESSIE BATES had 11 tackles & TFL last week, his 6th-game with 10+ tackles in 2023, most among DBs. Ranks 2nd among DBs with career-high 128 tackles in 2023. Had 12 tackles, FF & 92-yard INT-TD in Week 12 meeting.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS NOTES:
• QB DEREK CARR completed 24 of 32 atts. (75 pct.) for 197 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 111.1 rating in Week 17. Aims for his 4th in row with 100+ rating & 5th in row with 2+ TD passes. Has 3,614 pass yards in 2023 & is 3rd QB ever (HOFer Peyton Manning & Russell Wilson) with 3,000+ pass yards in each of his 1st 10 career seasons. Passed for 304 yards in Week 12 meeting.
• QB TAYSOM HILL had 11th-career rec. TD last week.
• RB ALVIN KAMARA has 1,240 scrimmage yards (95.4 per game) & 3 rush TDs in 13 career games vs. Atl., incl. 100+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5 games. Leads all RBs with 75 receptions in 2023. Has 1,160 scrimmage yards in 2023 & is 1 of 2 (Mike Evans) with 1,000+ scrimmage yards in each of past 7 seasons.
• RB JAMAAL WILLIAMS had season-high 71 scrimmage yards (58 rush, 13 rec.) last week.
• WR CHRIS OLAVE has career highs in catches (84) & rec. yards (1,067) in 2023. Had 7 catches for 114 yards in Week 12 meeting.
• TE JUWAN JOHNSON set career highs with 8 catches & 90 yards & had his 4th rec. TD of season last week. Aims for his 4th in row with TD catch. Had 2 rec. TDs in last home meeting.
• DT BRYAN BRESEE (rookie) had sack last week.
• LB DEMARIO DAVIS had 10th TFL & 1st FR of season last week. Has 112 tackles in 2023 & is only player with 100+ tackles & 10+ TFL in each of past 7 seasons.
• LB PETE WERNER aims for his 3rd in row with TFL.
• CB PAULSON ADEBO ranks tied-3rd in NFL with career-high 17 PD & aims for his 4th in row with PD.
• CB ALONTAE TAYLOR had 1st-career INT last week.
• S TYRANN MATHIEU had 2 INTs in Week 12 meeting.
• S JONATHAN ABRAM had 1st INT & 1st FF of season last week.
