NFL Game Preview: Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints - Week 3

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Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints - Week 3

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ATL NO	27 24
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PIT TB	38 13
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SF KC	10 31
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TEN NYG	29 10
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DET MIN	10 24
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DAL HOU	27 13
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CLE BAL	17 24
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CIN CAR	20 7
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BUF NE	30 38
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PHI JAC	28 3
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WAS STL	16 30
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OAK ARI	23 24
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SD SEA	20 27
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IND DEN	27 13
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NYJ MIA	31 23
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GB CHI	17 20
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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

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Atlanta Falcons
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 19	Matt Ryan	Pass: 260, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 16	Michael Turner	Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 45	Jason Snelling	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 4	Roddy White	Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 56	Harry Douglas	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 84	Brian Finneran	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 8	Tony Gonzalez	Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
K 6	Matt Bryant	FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2

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New Orleans Saints
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 6	Drew Brees	Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 6	Pierre Thomas	Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 38	Robert Meachem	Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 50	Devery Henderson	Rec: 2-40, 1 TD
WR 24	Marques Colston	Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 83	Lance Moore	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 23	Jeremy Shockey	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 3	Garrett Hartley	FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3

Game Notes

Falcons QB Matt Ryan has won 6 of past 9 division starts. Had 3 TDs & 117.3 rating last week. Falcons are 10-0 when Ryan has 100+ rating... RB Michael Turner aims for 4th in row vs. NO with rush TD. In last meeting, rushed for 151 yards & TD. In past 7 vs. division, has rushed for 730 yards (104.3 per game) & 8 TDs, incl. 5 100-yard games. RB Jason Snelling had career-high 186 scrimmage yards (129 rush, 57 rec.) & 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) last week.... WR Roddy White aims for 4th in row at NO with 100+ yards. In past 3 at NO, has 22 catches for 382 yards (127.3 per game) & 2 TDs. Has 4 TDs in past 4. TE Tony Gonzalez aims for 5th in row vs. NO with 5+ catches. WR Michael Jenkins had 50-yard TD in last meeting. In career, Jenkins' 2 best rec. days have come vs. NO (83 yards on 12/10/07 & 82 yards on 12/13/09)... DE Kroy Biermann had 4-yard FR-TD in last game at NO. DE John Abraham had career-high 4 sacks vs. NO (11/4/01 with NYJ). CB Brent Grimes had INT in last game at NO. S Thomas DeCoud had sack in last meeting in NO.

Saints QB Drew Brees is 7-1 vs. Atl. as Saint. Has completed 196 of 296 (66.2 pct.) for 2,343 yards with 16 TDs vs. 5 INTs for 101.2 rating in those 8. Since 2008, Brees is 15-4 (.789) at home (incl. playoffs), completing 460 of 659 (69.8 pct.) for 5,797 yards (305.1 per game) with 50 TDs vs. 9 INTs for 116.5 rating... RB Pierre Thomas aims for 3rd in row at home vs. Atl. with rush & rec. TD; in past 2, has 209 scrimmage yards (104.5 per game) & 4 TDs (2 rush, 2 rec.)... WR Marques Colston aims for 3rd in row vs. Atl. with TD. WR Devery Henderson had 4 catches for 158 yards (39.5 avg.) & TD (76 yards) in 11/26/06 meeting, 2nd most yards in career... CB Jabari Greer had 48-yard INT-TD in last meeting at home. CB Tracy Porter had INT in last home game vs. Atl. Had INT last week. LB Jonathan Vilma has 2 INTs vs. Atl., incl. INT in last meeting. S Roman Harper had 31-yard INT-TD in 12/10/07 meeting. Had INT last week. DT Sedrick Ellis had sack in last meeting.

Results and Schedule

Atlanta Falcons
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	PIT	A	L 9-15	-6
2	2010-09-19	ARI	H	W 41-7	+34
3	2010-09-26	NO	A	W 27-24	+3
4	2010-10-03	SF	H
5	2010-10-10	CLE	A
6	2010-10-17	PHI	A
7	2010-10-24	CIN	H
8		Bye
9	2010-11-07	TB	H
10	2010-11-11	BAL	H
11	2010-11-21	STL	A
12	2010-11-28	GB	H
13	2010-12-05	TB	A
14	2010-12-12	CAR	A
15	2010-12-19	SEA	A
16	2010-12-27	NO	H
17	2011-01-02	CAR	H

New Orleans Saints
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-09	MIN	H	W 14-9	+5
2	2010-09-20	SF	A	W 25-22	+3
3	2010-09-26	ATL	H	L 24-27	-3
4	2010-10-03	CAR	H
5	2010-10-10	ARI	A
6	2010-10-17	TB	A
7	2010-10-24	CLE	H
8	2010-10-31	PIT	H
9	2010-11-07	CAR	A
10		Bye
11	2010-11-21	SEA	H
12	2010-11-25	DAL	A
13	2010-12-05	CIN	A
14	2010-12-12	STL	H
15	2010-12-19	BAL	A
16	2010-12-27	ATL	A
17	2011-01-02	TB	H

Injury Report

Atlanta Falcons
Questionable	SS Erik Coleman (Knee) WR Michael Jenkins (Shoulder)
Probable	RB Michael Turner (Groin)
IR	WR Kerry Meier (Knee) RB Jerious Norwood (Knee)

New Orleans Saints
Out	RB Reggie Bush (Fibula) CB Randall Gay (Concussion) OLB Anthony Waters (Hamstring)
Questionable	FS Usama Young (Quadriceps)
Probable	RB Chris Ivory (Knee) TE Jeremy Shockey (Quadriceps) OT Zach Strief (Knee)
IR	OLB Jonathan Casillas (Foot)
PUP	OLB Clint Ingram (Knee) FS Darren Sharper (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

	ATL Offense	NO Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	25.0	19.5	19.5	ATL
Rushing yards	139.5	64.5	105.0	ATL
Rushing yards per attempt	3.99	2.63	3.86	ATL
Completion %	63.2%	74.3%	61.2%	NO
Passing yards	230.0	233.0	215.3	NO
Passing yards per completion	9.58	8.47	10.53	ATL
Passing yards per attempt	6.05	6.30	6.45	NO
Interceptions	0.5	0.0	1.1	NO
Fumbles lost	0.5	0.0	0.8	NO
Sacks allowed	1.5	1.5	2.1	-
3rd down conversions	51.5%	36.0%	37.6%	ATL
4th down conversions	50.0%	0.0%	43.1%	ATL
Time of possession	34:51	33:12	30:13	ATL

Defense Stats Comparison

	ATL Defense	NO Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	11.0	15.5	19.5	ATL
Rushing yards	130.5	116.5	105.0	NO
Rushing yards per attempt	5.93	4.76	3.86	NO
Completion %	61.0%	64.4%	61.2%	ATL
Passing yards	180.0	218.5	215.3	ATL
Passing yards per completion	10.00	11.50	10.53	ATL
Passing yards per attempt	6.10	7.41	6.45	ATL
INT return	2.0	1.5	1.1	ATL
Fumble recoveries	0.0	1.0	0.8	NO
Sacks	2.5	0.5	2.1	ATL
3rd down conversions	18.2%	45.5%	37.6%	ATL
4th down conversions	0.0%	0.0%	43.1%	-
Time of possession	26:27	26:49	30:13	ATL

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	ATL	NO	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	12.3	8.3	8.9	ATL
Yards per kick return	24.3	22.9	22.3	ATL
Yards allowed per punt return	3.5	5.2	8.9	ATL
Yards allowed per kick return	19.0	17.3	22.3	NO

Misc Stats Comparison

	ATL	NO	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	4.5	4.0	6.2	NO
Penalty yards	49.5	37.0	52.1	NO

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2010 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

Atlanta Falcons vs. New Orleans Saints
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

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.

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