TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, Megan Olivi (field reporter)
All-Time Series History Regular Season: NO leads series, 55-54 (won 4 of past 5) Postseason: ATL leads series, 1-0
The Last Time… Regular Season: 1/7/24: ATL 17 at NO 48 Postseason: NFC-WC 12/28/91: ATL 27 at NO 20
HEAD COACHES
Dennis Allen vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 3-2 Reg. Season: 26-47 (.356) Postseason: —
Raheem Morris vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 3-5 Reg. Season: 22-40 (.355) Postseason: –
SAINTS NOTES
• QB DEREK CARR aims for his 4th in row on road with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating. Passed for 264 yards & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 145.5 rating in last meeting. • RB ALVIN KAMARA had 127 scrimmage yards (87 rush, 40 rec.) in Week 3. Is 1 of 2 (Saquon Barkley) with 110+ scrimmage yards in each of 1st 3 weeks & leads NFL with 417 scrimmage yards in 2024. Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5 vs. Atl. • WR CHRIS OLAVE led team with 6 catches for 86 yards & had 1st rec. TD of season in Week 3. Aims for his 3rd in row with 80+ rec. yards. Had TD catch in last meeting. Had 7 catches for 114 yards in last road meeting. • WR RASHID SHAHEED has 70+ rec. yards & TD catch in 2 of his past 3 on road. Has TD catch in 2 of his 3 career games vs. Atl. • DE CARL GRANDERSON had 1.5 sacks & 4th-career FF last week & aims for his 3rd in row with 1.5+ sacks. • DT BRYAN BRESEE had 2nd-career game with 2 sacks last week & aims for his 3rd in row with sack. • LB DEMARIO DAVIS has 6+ tackles in 7 of his past 8 on road. Has 106 tackles (7.6 per game) & 10 TFL in 14 career games vs. Atl., incl. 5+ tackles in each game. • LB WILLIE GAY had 5th-career FR last week. Had 9 tackles & FF in his only career game vs. Atl. (12/27/20 w/ KC). • CB ALONTAE TAYLOR had half sack in Week 3. Had INT in last meeting. • CB PAULSON ADEBO led team & tied career high with 10 tackles in Week 3 & had TFL & PD. Aims for his 5th in row with 5+ tackles & 8th in row with PD. • S TYRANN MATHIEU had 2nd INT of season last week & has 35 career INTs, tied-most (Harrison Smith) among active players. Had 3 INTs in 2 games vs. Atl. in 2023. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Atl. with INT & 4th in row vs. Atl. with PD.
FALCONS NOTES
• QB KIRK COUSINS passed for 230 yards & TD vs. INT in Week 3. Has 40,097 pass yards in 153 games, tied with HOFer Dan Marino (153) as 4th-fastest player ever to 40,000 passing yards. Has 1,569 pass yards (313.8 per game) & 13 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 117.6 rating in 5 career starts vs. NO, incl. 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 4 of his 5 games. • RB BIJAN ROBINSON had 52 scrimmage yards (31 rush, 21 rec.) & 5th-career rush TD in Week 3. Had 254 scrimmage yards (127 per game) & 3 TDs (2 rec., 1 rush) in 2 games vs. NO in 2023 & aims for his 3rd in row vs. NO with 120+ scrimmage yards & TD. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in each of his 1st 8 career home games. • WR DRAKE LONDON had 6 catches for 67 yards & rec. TD in Week 3 & aims for his 3rd in row with 6+ catches & TD catch. Has 5+ catches in 3 of his 4 career games vs. NO. • WR DARNELL MOONEY had 8 catches for 66 yards last week. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NO with 5+ catches & 65+ rec. yards. • TE KYLE PITTS had season-high 59 rec. yards last week. • DL GRADY JARRETT aims for his 3rd in row vs. NO with 0.5+ sacks & TFL. • LB MATTHEW JUDON had 2.5 sacks in his last game vs. NO (9/26/21 w/ NE). • LB KADEN ELLISS aims for his 4th in row with 7+ tackles. Had career-high 7 sacks with NO in 2022. • LB TROY ANDERSEN led team with 12 tackles & aims for his 6th in row with 5+ tackles. • S JESSIE BATES aims for his 3rd in row with PD. Had 12 tackles, FF & 92-yard INT-TD in last home meeting. • S JUSTIN SIMMONS had 1st INT of season last week, his 31st-career INT.
