All Week 4 games
Monday, October 5, 8:15 PM. Caesars Superdome, New Orleans.
Falcons 45, Saints 24
NFL Legion's pick
The pick is published during game week.
Who scores?
Falcons
- Bijan Robinson (RB): 51%, scored
- Drake London (WR): 31%, did not score
- Kyle Pitts (TE): 20%, did not score
- Brian Robinson (RB): 18%, scored
- Austin Hooper (TE): 14%, did not score
Saints
- Chris Olave (WR): 36%, did not score
- Alvin Kamara (RB): 28%, scored
- Juwan Johnson (TE): 26%, did not score
- Devaughn Vele (WR): 22%, scored
- Kendre Miller (RB): 19%, did not score
Computed after the game with the data available before it; players marked “TD” scored. Track record
Recap
Falcons beat Saints 45-24 in New Orleans
The Falcons controlled the game from the start, taking the first quarter 14-0 and leading 24-7 at halftime. They added 7 points in the third quarter and 14 in the fourth. The Saints scored 7, 3 and 14 points over the final three quarters.
Injury report
Atlanta Falcons
- QuestionableAvieon TerrellBack - Questionable for Week 8 at Tampa Bay
- QuestionableBilly BowmanHamstring - Questionable for Week 8 at Tampa Bay
- QuestionableBrian Robinson Jr.Hamstring - Questionable for Week 8 at Tampa Bay
- QuestionableDivine DeabloForearm - Questionable for Week 8 at Tampa Bay
- QuestionableOlamide ZaccheausShoulder - Questionable for Week 8 at Tampa Bay
Long-term absences (9)
- NFI listAnterio ThompsonUndisclosed - NFI-R for Week 8 at Tampa Bay
- Injured reserveBeaux CollinsI.L. - Hip
- Injured reserveCameron WilliamsI.L. - Ankle
- PUP listDeAngelo MaloneUndisclosed - Physically Unable to Perform
- Injured reserveJalon WalkerI.L. - Knee - ACL
- Injured reserveJD BertrandI.L. - Undisclosed
- PUP listStorm NortonFoot - Physically Unable to Perform
- Injured reserveTrey SermonI.L. - Undisclosed
- Injured reserveYasir AbdullahI.L. - Hamstring
New Orleans Saints
- QuestionableCesar RuizKnee - Questionable for Week 9 vs. Cleveland
- QuestionableCJ DonaldsonShoulder - Questionable for Week 9 vs. Cleveland
- QuestionableJustin ReidConcussion - Questionable for Week 9 vs. Cleveland
- QuestionableNathan ShepherdIllness - Questionable for Week 9 vs. Cleveland
Long-term absences (9)
- Injured reserveBryan BreseeI.L. - Knee - ACL
- Injured reserveDillon RadunzI.L. - Knee - ACL
- Injured reserveJordyn TysonI.L. - Hamstring
- Injured reserveKelvin Banks Jr.I.L. - Ankle
- PUP listMason TiptonLeg - Physically Unable to Perform. Expected Return - Week 9
- Injured reserveMoliki MatavaoI.L. - Knee
- PUP listNick SaldiveriKnee - Physically Unable to Perform
- Injured reserveRejzohn WrightI.L. - Hip
- Injured reserveTy ChandlerI.L. - Knee
Starting quarterbacks
No starting quarterback data.
The two teams
- Record
- Falcons: 3-4
- Saints: 2-5
- Home
- Falcons: 1-3
- Saints: 0-4
- Away
- Falcons: 2-1
- Saints: 2-1
- Points per game
- Falcons: 24.4
- Saints: 23.1
- Points allowed per game
- Falcons: 24.7
- Saints: 27.7
- Last 5
- Falcons:
win, win, loss, loss and win (oldest to newest) - Saints:
loss, loss, loss, win and loss (oldest to newest) - Division rank
- Falcons: 2nd in the NFC South
- Saints: 4th in the NFC South