Game Preview - Week 14: New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta: Another dud of a game for the Monday night crew, but I'll be watching because I'm a freak like that. I don't think ABC had a Chris Redman - Drew Brees showdown in mind when this game appeared on the schedule, but that's what they're getting. Redman will start, as Joey Harrington has been ineffective in recent games, to put it politely. On the other hand, Roddy White has been very effective and one the biggest fantasy surprises this season. He should easily pass the 1000-yd mark this season and notched his fourth 100-yd receiving game of the season last week. That's all the nice things I can say about Atlanta until the coaching staff begins to give Jerious Norwood more carries than Warrick Dunn.

Start: WR Roddy White
Consider: TE Alge Crumpler
Sit: RB Warrick Dunn, RB Jerious Norwood, QB Chris Redman, WR Joe Horn, WR Michael Jenkins

New Orleans: The Saints are on a three-game winning streak against the Falcons and desperately need a win here to keep their playoff hopes alive. Drew Brees should find some yardage against the Atlana secondary assuming he stays away from DeAngelo Hall and don't be surprised if Eric Johnson rises from the dead to find the endzone. Reggie Bush has battled a shin injury the last two weeks but barely has room to run behind a mediocre offensive line. He's become a number two fantasy back at best due to lack of touchdowns and rushing yards but I wouldn't be surprised to see a good all-purpose yardage game from him under the Monday night spotlight.

Start: QB Drew Brees, RB Reggie Bush, WR Marques Colston
Consider: TE Eric Johnson K Olindo Mare
Sit: WR Devery Henderson, TE Mark Campbell

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

New Orleans Saints
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 5	Drew Brees	Pass: 270, 2 Rush: 5, 0
RB 25	Aaron Stecker	Rush: 75, 0 Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 6	Marques Colston	Rec: 8-105, 1
WR 49	Devery Henderson	Rec: 3-45, 0
WR 68	David Patten	Rec: 3-30, 0
TE 14	Eric Johnson	Rec: 3-35, 1

Atlanta Falcons
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 27	Chris Redman	Pass: 195, 1 Rush: 5, 0
RB 34	Warrick Dunn	Rush: 55, 0 Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 41	Jerious Norwood	Rush: 30, 0 Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 25	Roddy White	Rec: 6-85, 0
WR 76	Michael Jenkins	Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 82	Joe Horn	Rec: 2-30, 0
TE 15	Alge Crumpler	Rec: 2-30, 1

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

New Orleans Saints
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-06	IND	A	L 10-41	-31
2	2007-09-16	TB	A	L 14-31	-17
3	2007-09-24	TEN	H	L 14-31	-17
4		Bye
5	2007-10-07	CAR	H	L 13-16	-3
6	2007-10-14	SEA	A	W 28-17	+11
7	2007-10-21	ATL	H	W 22-16	+6
8	2007-10-28	SF	A	W 31-10	+21
9	2007-11-04	JAC	H	W 41-24	+17
10	2007-11-11	STL	H	L 29-37	-8
11	2007-11-18	HOU	A	L 10-23	-13
12	2007-11-25	CAR	A	W 31-6	+25
13	2007-12-02	TB	H	L 23-27	-4
14	2007-12-10	ATL	A	W 34-14	+20
15	2007-12-16	ARI	H
16	2007-12-23	PHI	H
17	2007-12-30	CHI	A

Atlanta Falcons
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	MIN	A	L 3-24	-21
2	2007-09-16	JAC	A	L 7-13	-6
3	2007-09-23	CAR	H	L 20-27	-7
4	2007-09-30	HOU	H	W 26-16	+10
5	2007-10-07	TEN	A	L 13-20	-7
6	2007-10-15	NYG	H	L 10-31	-21
7	2007-10-21	NO	A	L 16-22	-6
8		Bye
9	2007-11-04	SF	H	W 20-16	+4
10	2007-11-11	CAR	A	W 20-13	+7
11	2007-11-18	TB	H	L 7-31	-24
12	2007-11-22	IND	H	L 13-31	-18
13	2007-12-02	STL	A	L 16-28	-12
14	2007-12-10	NO	H	L 14-34	-20
15	2007-12-16	TB	A
16	2007-12-23	ARI	A
17	2007-12-30	SEA	H

Offense Stats Comparison

	NO Offense	ATL Offense	NFL Average
Points for	28.5	16.3	21.8
Rushing yards	84.0	103.7	107.2
Rushing yards per attempt	3.46	3.84	3.94
Completion %	71.1%	59.6%	61.1%
Passing yards	285.3	184.3	218.1
Passing yards per completion	10.53	9.00	10.59
Passing yards per attempt	7.49	5.36	6.47
Interceptions	0.8	1.7	1.1
Fumbles lost	0.8	0.7	0.8
Sacked	0.8	2.7	2.2

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 8 to 13 of the 2007 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 and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 8 to 13 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	NO Defense	ATL Defense	NFL Average
Points against	21.0	25.0	21.8
Rushing yards	101.8	113.0	107.2
Rushing yards per attempt	4.23	4.25	3.94
Completion %	63.9%	55.5%	61.1%
Passing yards	258.5	182.7	218.1
Passing yards per completion	11.09	11.48	10.59
Passing yards per attempt	7.08	6.37	6.47
INT return	1.0	1.3	1.1
Fumble recoveries	0.5	0.7	0.8
Sacks	2.0	1.7	2.2

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

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2006 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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