2026 · Week 17 · Division

Scheduled

Saints

New Orleans

@

Falcons

Atlanta

Mercedes-Benz Stadium · fieldturf

Closing spread

Total

Model margin

-2.9est.

ATL perspective

Push chance

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Saintsedge mapFalcons
  • +0.030EPA / play-0.358
  • 44.3%Success rate36.7%
  • +0.067EPA / dropback-0.638
  • -0.075EPA / rush-0.113
  • 9.1%Explosive rate10.0%
  • -1.21CPOE-10.42
  • 47.1%Third-down rate16.7%
  • 80.0%Red-zone TD rate100.0%
  • 2.20Points / drive0.46
  • 3.4%Turnover rate3.3%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

NO lead 32–22 since 1999

ATL have won 2 straight. Meetings average 46.9 points. ATL are 24-30 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W18NO @ ATL1719ATL
2025 · W12ATL @ NO2410ATL
2024 · W10ATL @ NO1720NO
2024 · W4NO @ ATL2426ATL
2023 · W18ATL @ NO1748NO
2023 · W12NO @ ATL1524ATL
2022 · W15ATL @ NO1821NO
2022 · W1NO @ ATL2726NO

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-5.11
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-2.89