Thursday, December 26, 2024
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NFL Preview: Atlanta Falcons (6-3) vs New Orleans Saints (2-7)

TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Joe Davis, Greg Olsen, Pam Oliver (field reporter)

All-Time Series History Regular Season: Series tied, 55-55 (Home team won past 4) Postseason: ATL leads series, 1-0

The Last Time… Regular Season: 9/29/24: NO 24 at ATL 26 Postseason: NFC-WC 12/28/91: ATL 27 at NO 20

HEAD COACHES

Raheem Morris vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 4-5 Reg. Season: 27-41 (.397) Postseason: —

Darren Rizzi vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): — Reg. Season: — Postseason: —

FALCONS NOTES

• QB KIRK COUSINS passed for 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 144.8 rating in Week 9 & has 11 career games with 3+ TD passes & 140+ rating, 5th-most all-time. Can become 1st player since 2011 (Aaron Rodgers) with 3+ TD passes & 140+ rating in 3 straight games. Has 886 pass yards (295.3 per game) & 7 TDs vs. INT for 108.2 rating in 3 career starts at NO. • RB BIJAN ROBINSON had season-high 145 scrimmage yards (86 rush, 59 rec.) in Week 9. Aims for his 3rd in row with 7+ catches. Aims for his 5th in row on road & 5th in row overall with 100+ scrimmage yards. Had 7 catches, 131 scrimmage yards (career-high 103 rec., 28 rush) & TD catch in last road meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. NO with 70+ scrimmage yards. • RB TYLER ALLGEIER had 2nd rush TD of season last week. Had 80 scrimmage yards (60 rush, 20 rec.) in Week 4 meeting. • WR DRAKE LONDON had career-high 6th TD catch of season last week, tied 2ndmost in NFL this season. Has 50 catches for 552 yards in 2024, his 3rd-straight 50+ catch, 500+ rec. yard season. Has 5+ catches in 4 of his 5 career games vs. NO. • WR DARNELL MOONEY had 5 catches for team-high 88 yards & career-high 5th rec. TD of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch. • TE KYLE PITTS needs 70 rec. yards for 3rd-career 500+ rec. yard season. • S JESSIE BATES had 5th PD of season last week & has 5+ PD in 6 of his 7 career seasons. Has 5+ tackles in 8 of his 9 games in 2024. • CB A.J. TERRELL aims for his 3rd in row on road with INT. • DL GRADY JARRETT had sack last week & has TFL in 3 of his past 4. • LB KADEN ELLISS led team & tied his career high with 13 tackles & had 2 TFL & sack in Week 9. Aims for his 4th in row with 10+ tackles. • LB NATE LANDMAN aims for his 11th in row with 5+ tackles.

SAINTS NOTES

• QB DEREK CARR passed for 236 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 92.9 rating in Week 9. Completed 28 of 36 atts. (77.8 pct.) in Week 4 meeting. Has 18 TDs vs. 5 INTs for 101.1 rating in 10 home starts with NO since 2023, incl. 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 145.5 rating in last home meeting. • RB ALVIN KAMARA had 6 catches & career-high 215 scrimmage yards (155 rush, 60 rec.) in Week 9 & has 1,027 scrimmage yards in 2024, his 8thstraight 1,000-yard season since entering NFL in 2017. Has 551 receptions & surpassed HOFer Marshall Faulk (548) for most catches by RB in 1st 8 seasons all-time. Can become 1st RB with 5+ catches in 7 straight games since 2019 (Christian McCaffrey). Aims for his 4th in row vs. Atl. with 100+ scrimmage yards. Needs 33 rec. yards to become 5th RB ever with 400+ rec. yards in 8 career seasons. • TE TAYSOM HILL had 60 scrimmage yards (41 rec., 19 rush) & 3rd rush TD of season last week, his 30th-career rush TD. Is 1 of 2 all-time (HOFer Frank Gifford) with 30+ rush TDs (30), 10+ rec. TDs (11) & 10+ TD passes (11). Had 2 rush TDs in Week 4 meeting. • TE FOSTER MOREAU had 3rd rec. TD of season in Week 9. • LB DEMARIO DAVIS aims for his 8th in row with 5+ tackles. Has 106 tackles (7.6 per game) & 10 TFL in 14 career games vs. Atl. • LB PETE WERNER led team with 8 tackles & had TFL last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with TFL & 6th in row with 5+ tackles. • CB ALONTAE TAYLOR had 3 PD last week, his 4th-career game with 3+ PD. Has 10 PD in 2024, his 3rd-straight 10+ PD season. Aims for his 5th in row with PD. Had INT in last home meeting. • S TYRANN MATHIEU had INT in last home meeting.

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