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New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons - Week 12
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

NO
ATL		 17
 13
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TB
DET		 24
 21
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SD
KC		 41
 38
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PIT
CLE		 27
 11
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NYJ
BAL		 3
 19
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CAR
MIA		 20
 16
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MIN
GB		 26
 26
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JAC
HOU		 13
 6
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CHI
STL		 21
 42
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IND
ARI		 11
 40
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TEN
OAK		 23
 19
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DAL
NYG		 24
 21
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DEN
NE		 31
 34
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SF
WAS		 27
 6
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Week: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17
Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Saints 31, Falcons 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
New Orleans Saints
Rank  Player Projections
QB 1 Drew Brees Pass: 330, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
 RB 13 Pierre Thomas Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
 RB 30 Mark Ingram Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
 RB 50 Darren Sproles Rush: 0, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 12 Marques Colston Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 19 Kenny Stills Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 56 Lance Moore Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 2 Jimmy Graham Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 8 Garrett Hartley FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4
DEF 9 Defense / ST  
 
Atlanta Falcons
Rank  Player Projections
QB 9 Matt Ryan Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 31 Steven Jackson Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 41 Jacquizz Rodgers Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 10 Harry Douglas Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 33 Roddy White Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 5 Tony Gonzalez Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 22 Matt Bryant FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 27 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Saints QB Drew Brees is 12-3 vs. Atl. as NO QB. Has 100+ rating in 8 of those 15 & 10 300-yard games. Since joining NO in 2006, leads NFL with 36,940 yards & 270 TDs... RB Pierre Thomas has 7 TDs (5 rush, 2 rec.) in career vs. Atl. RB Darren Sproles had 6 catches for 88 yards in Week 1. Since 2011, leads NFL RBs with 209 catches, 1,840 rec. yards & 16 rec. TDs... Since 2011 (incl. playoffs), TE Jimmy Graham leads NFL TEs with 256 catches & 3,296 yards. Ties for 1st with 33 TDs. Has 6 TDs in past 6 meetings. WR Marques Colston has TD in 3 of past 4 vs. Atl. Has 7,923 career rec. yards & passed ERIC MARTIN (7,854) for club record. Rookie WR Kenny Stills has 4 TDs in past 5. Averages 49.3 yards per TD. In last game at Atl., WR Lance Moore had 7 catches for 123 yards... DE Cameron Jordan has 7 sacks in past 9. Had sack in last game at Atl. S Roman Harper had INT & FR in Week 1...

Falcons In 4 home starts vs. NO, QB Matt Ryan has 6 TDs vs. 1 INT. In career, when Ryan starts & has 100+ rating, Atl. is 34-2 (.944)... In past 6 vs. NO, RB Steven Jackson has 839 scrimmage yards (139.8 per game), incl. 636 rush yards (106 per game) & 6 TDs. RB Jacquizz Rodgers has 4 TDs (2 rush, 2 rec.) in past 6. RB ANTONE SMITH had career-long 50-yard TD last week... TE Tony Gonzalez has catch in 205 consecutive games, 2nd longest streak in NFL history. Has 50 receptions (53) in 16 consecutive years, longest streak in NFL history. Has 4 TDs in past 3 vs. NO. WR Roddy White had TD last week. WR Harry Douglas has 35 catches for 535 yards (107 per game) & 2 TDs in past 5... DE Osi Umenyiora is 1 of 2 in NFL with 6+ sacks (6.5) & INT-TD. In last home meeting, Atl. had 5 INTs: S William Moore (2), S Thomas DeCoud, LB Sean Weatherspoon & DT Jonathan Babineaux.


Results and Schedule

New Orleans Saints
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 ATL H W 23-17 +6
2 2013-09-15 TB A W 16-14 +2
3 2013-09-22 ARI H W 31-7 +24
4 2013-09-30 MIA H W 38-17 +21
5 2013-10-06 CHI A W 26-18 +8
6 2013-10-13 NE A L 27-30 -3
7   Bye      
8 2013-10-27 BUF H W 35-17 +18
9 2013-11-03 NYJ A L 20-26 -6
10 2013-11-10 DAL H W 49-17 +32
11 2013-11-17 SF H W 23-20 +3
12 2013-11-21 ATL A W 17-13 +4
13 2013-12-02 SEA A    
14 2013-12-08 CAR H    
15 2013-12-15 STL A    
16 2013-12-22 CAR A    
17 2013-12-29 TB H    
   

Atlanta Falcons
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 NO A L 17-23 -6
2 2013-09-15 STL H W 31-24 +7
3 2013-09-22 MIA A L 23-27 -4
4 2013-09-29 NE H L 23-30 -7
5 2013-10-07 NYJ H L 28-30 -2
6   Bye      
7 2013-10-20 TB H W 31-23 +8
8 2013-10-27 ARI A L 13-27 -14
9 2013-11-03 CAR A L 10-34 -24
10 2013-11-10 SEA H L 10-33 -23
11 2013-11-17 TB A L 28-41 -13
12 2013-11-21 NO H L 13-17 -4
13 2013-12-01 BUF A    
14 2013-12-08 GB A    
15 2013-12-15 WAS H    
16 2013-12-23 SF A    
17 2013-12-29 CAR H    

Injury Report

New Orleans Saints
Out  RB Darren Sproles (knee)
IR  DE Kenyon Coleman (pectoral, 8/7/2013)
 CB Jabari Greer (knee, 11/19/2013)
 WR Joe Morgan (knee, 8/27/2013)
 CB Patrick Robinson (knee, 9/18/2013)
 OLB Will Smith (knee, 8/27/2013)
PUP  OLB Victor Butler (knee)
   

Atlanta Falcons
Out  DE Malliciah Goodman (calf)
IR  DE Kroy Biermann (achilles-tendon, 9/16/2013)
 FB Bradie Ewing (shoulder, 9/16/2013)
 WR Julio Jones (foot, 10/10/2013)
 QB Sean Renfree (undisclosed, 8/30/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  NO
 Offense 		 ATL
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 28.3 17.0 23.7 NO
Rushing yards 100.0 56.3 114.3 NO
Rushing yards per attempt 4.63 3.85 4.17 NO
Completion % 66.8% 62.7% 60.7% NO
Passing yards 323.3 248.0 231.8 NO
Passing yards per completion 11.55 9.74 10.87 NO
Passing yards per attempt 7.72 6.11 6.61 NO
Interceptions 0.7 1.7 1.0 NO
Fumbles lost 0.7 1.0 0.5 NO
Sacks allowed 1.3 2.0 2.6 NO
3rd down conversions 45.5% 34.5% 38.4% NO
4th down conversions 50.0% 60.0% 48.8% ATL
Time of possession 32:07 24:47 50:22 NO
  Defense Stats Comparison

  NO
 Defense 		 ATL
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 21.0 31.3 23.7 NO
Rushing yards 106.0 172.7 114.3 NO
Rushing yards per attempt 4.46 4.91 4.17 NO
Completion % 52.9% 67.3% 60.7% NO
Passing yards 155.3 230.7 231.8 NO
Passing yards per completion 9.70 11.07 10.87 NO
Passing yards per attempt 5.13 7.45 6.61 NO
INT return 0.7 0.3 1.0 NO
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.0 0.5 -
Sacks 3.3 2.0 2.6 NO
3rd down conversions 30.3% 41.8% 38.4% NO
4th down conversions 25.0% 83.3% 48.8% NO
Time of possession 27:53 35:13 50:22 NO

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   NO   ATL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 3.9 9.8 9.7 ATL
Yards per kick return 27.4 24.8 23.1 NO
Yards allowed per punt return 6.0 11.3 9.7 NO
Yards allowed per kick return 24.4 17.4 23.1 ATL
  Misc Stats Comparison

   NO   ATL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 7.0 7.7 6.2 NO
Penalty yards 54.3 53.0 52.7 ATL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 of the 2013 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 6 to 11 with no adjustment.

Weather

Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 8 2000-10-22 NO ATL 21-19 NO
2000 16 2000-12-17 ATL NO 7-23 NO
2001 6 2001-10-21 ATL NO 20-13 ATL
2001 13 2001-12-09 NO ATL 28-10 NO
2002 8 2002-10-27 ATL NO 37-35 ATL
2002 11 2002-11-17 NO ATL 17-24 ATL
2003 7 2003-10-19 NO ATL 45-17 NO
2003 11 2003-11-16 ATL NO 20-23 NO
2004 12 2004-11-28 NO ATL 21-24 ATL
2004 16 2004-12-26 ATL NO 13-26 NO
2005 6 2005-10-16 ATL NO 34-31 ATL
2005 14 2005-12-12 NO ATL 17-36 ATL
2006 3 2006-09-25 ATL NO 3-23 NO
2006 12 2006-11-26 NO ATL 31-13 NO
2007 7 2007-10-21 ATL NO 16-22 NO
2007 14 2007-12-10 NO ATL 34-14 NO
2008 10 2008-11-09 NO ATL 20-34 ATL
2008 14 2008-12-07 ATL NO 25-29 NO
2009 8 2009-11-02 ATL NO 27-35 NO
2009 14 2009-12-13 NO ATL 26-23 NO
2010 3 2010-09-26 ATL NO 27-24 ATL
2010 16 2010-12-27 NO ATL 17-14 NO
2011 10 2011-11-13 NO ATL 26-23 NO
2011 16 2011-12-26 ATL NO 16-45 NO
2012 10 2012-11-11 ATL NO 27-31 NO
2012 13 2012-11-29 NO ATL 13-23 ATL
2013 1 2013-09-08 ATL NO 17-23 NO

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.