NEW ORLEANS (9-2) at ATLANTA (3-8)
Thursday, 8:20 p.m. EST, NBC
OPENING LINE — Saints by 5½
RECORD VS. SPREAD — Saints 7-4, Falcons 4-7
SERIES RECORD — Falcons lead 53-48
LAST MEETING — Falcons beat Saints 26-9, Nov. 10
LAST WEEK — Saints beat Panthers 34-31; Falcons lost to Buccaneers 35-22
AP PRO32 RANKING — Saints No. 5, Falcons No. 26
SAINTS OFFENSE — OVERALL (12), RUSH (17), PASS (9)
SAINTS DEFENSE — OVERALL (10), RUSH (3), PASS (14)
FALCONS OFFENSE — OVERALL (10), RUSH (31), PASS (3)
FALCONS DEFENSE — OVERALL (26), RUSH (18), PASS (27)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Saints have won three of last four in series. … In last game between NFC South rivals in Atlanta, Saints won 43-37 in overtime on Sept. 23, 2018. … Saints have won eight of last nine this season, with lone loss at home to Falcons earlier this month. … This is second straight year teams have played on Thanksgiving. Saints beat Falcons 31-17 in New Orleans last season. … Saints are 2-0 on Thanksgiving with QB Drew Brees, also winning 30-27 at Dallas in 2010. … Saints are 18-9 in series with coach Sean Payton; Falcons coach Dan Quinn is 4-5 against Saints. … New Orleans WR Michael Thomas leads NFL with 104 catches, 1,242 yards receiving. … Thomas has 30 catches for 402 yards, three TDs in three games at Atlanta. … DE Cameron Jordan has 5 ½ sacks in last three road games and 9 ½ sacks overall this season. … Saints have not allowed 100-yard rusher in 37 straight games, including playoffs. … Falcons held without sack last week after combined 11 in previous two games, including six at Saints. … DT Grady Jarrett had 2 ½ sacks in first meeting. … RB Brian Hill ran for 61 yards at Saints but held to combined 44 last two weeks as fill-in starter for injured Devonta Freeman. Freeman returned to practice Tuesday. … Fantasy tip: Falcons WR Russell Gage had eight catches for 76 yards last week as he gains confidence in No. 3 receiver role previously held by Mohamed Sanu. Gage could play bigger role if Julio Jones is limited by shoulder injury.
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