FALCONS STATISTICS

Cameron

victory: Atlanta will win easily if its offensive line dominates against the Saints the way it did against the Panthers. QB Matt Ryan was not sacked by a Carolina pass rush that’s tougher than what New Orleans has up front. C Alex Mack and the rest of the Falcons offensive line helped set up a big game for RB Tevin Coleman, who proved tough to tackle en route to 107 yards on 16 carries. Rookie RB Ito Smith was also efficient, averaging better than 5 yards per rush. The Falcons need S Damontae Kazee to stay on the field and not get ejected, as he was last week for a hit on Panthers QB Cam Newton.

Matchup to watch: Saints CB Marshon Lattimore vs. Falcons WR Julio Jones. Lattimore held his own last year as a rookie against Jones. He has to do his best to avoid penalties.

Who wins? In another tough NFC South matchup between two of the best teams in the NFL, home-field advantage will win out.

Falcons, 26-21 Passing

Falcons Opp. Rushing Falcons Opp. Scoring Falcons Opp. Att

71 80 Att. 50 45 TD 5 5 Cmp

44 497 62 52 437 65 Yds Avg Lng TD 244 4.9 36 234 5.2 22

Rsh Rec Ret 3 2 Possession Avg. Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Avg. Per Game Net Yards Passing Avg. Per Game Yds 2 3

Falcons 0 0 Cmp% 3 2 Pts 43 42

Opp. L ...... TampaBay ...... 48-40 W ...... Cleveland ...... 21-18 Sept. 23 ..... at Atlanta ..... 1 Sept. 30 at N.Y. Giants 4:25 Oct. 8 .. Washington .. 8:15 Oct. 14 ............. Bye ............. Oct. 21 . at Baltimore . 4:05 Oct. 28 at Minnesota 8:20 Nov. 4 .... L.A. Rams .... 4:25 Nov. 11 ... at Cincinnati ... 1 Nov. 18 ... Philadelphia ... 1 Nov. 22 ..... Atlanta ..... 8:20 Nov. 29 .... at Dallas .... 8:20 Dec. 9 ... at Tampa Bay ... 1 Dec. 17 .. at Carolina .. 8:15 Dec. 23 .. Pittsburgh .. 4:25 Dec. 30 ...... Carolina ....... 1 Yds/ Att

7.0 2 5.5 3 Receiving Falcons Opp. Int.

Falcons Opp.

Kicking

Falcons Opp. TD Int

2 2 Rec. Lng

36 51 Yds

4/26 82.1 4/30 82.7 Avg Lng TD 44 523 11.9 36 52 467 9.0 51

No. Yds Avg

2 2

PAT

4/5 3/3 4/4 2/2

Falcons

Total First Downs Rushing

3rd Down Pct. 4th Down/Att. 4th Down Pct. Penalties/Yards Sack/ Lost

48 0

24.0 0.0

FG Rtg 2 3 TD

0 0

Pts

13 10 Opp. L .... at Philadelphia .... 18-12 W .......... Carolina .......... 31-24 Sept. 23 .... New Orleans .... 1 Sept. 30 ....... Cincinnati ....... 1 Oct. 7 ...... at Pittsburgh ...... 1 Oct. 14 ....... Tampa Bay ....... 1 Oct. 22 .... N.Y. Giants .... 8:15 Oct. 28 ............... Bye ............... Nov. 4 .... at Washington .... 1 Nov. 11 ..... at Cleveland ..... 1 Nov. 18 ........... Dallas ........... 1 Nov. 22 .at New Orlns .8:20 Dec. 2 ......... Baltimore ......... 1 Dec. 9 ...... at Green Bay ...... 1 Dec. 16 .......... Arizona .......... 1 Dec. 23 ....... at Carolina ....... 1 Dec. 30 .... at Tampa Bay .... 1