NFL Preview: Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints
Written By David Hess (Follow me on Twitter @DavidHess311)
When: 8:30 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2015
Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana
Televised: CBS/ NFL Network
Odds: Atlanta opened up as 3 point favorites and it has been bet up a little to -3.5. The OU line opened up at 51 and has also been bet up slightly to 51.5.
The Atlanta Falcons had a miserable season a year ago and Dan Quinn was brought in to turn things around. So far so good as they come in with a perfect 5-0 mark on the year. The offense has been outstanding and shows just how strong this offense can be when healthy. The Falcons come in ranked 4th in total yards this year, 8th in passing and 3rd in scoring (32.4 ppg). Dan Quinn was defensive coordinator at Seattle and he was supposed to change the defense and he has to a point, but they still rank 20th in yards allowed and 29th vs the pass. The Pass defense really hasn't improved much from last year's group that was last in the league. Still they are 5-0 this year, which is just 1 win less than they had all last year.
New Orleans comes in struggling as they are just 1-4 on the year, with their lone win being in OT vs Dallas. This is not a team that is playing all that well right now and for them it starts with a defense that ranks dead last in the league in yards allowed, 23rd vs the pass, 30th vs the run and 30th in points allowed (28.6 ppg). This is a bad defense and facing this Atlanta offense will not make things better on them. The offense has been moving the ball for the Saints as they rank 7th in total yards and 3rd in passing, but they just have had problems scoring as they have put up just 20.6 ppg, which is 21st in the league. They are 1-4 for a reason as they have issues on both sides of the ball right now.
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[103] Atlanta -3.5 over New Orleans
Have to go with the Falcons in this game. It is really hard to see the Saints pathetic pass defense keeping one of the best aerial attacks in the league under wraps. The Falcons will be able to score a bunch on this team and while the Saints have been able to move the ball they have come up with the mental errors at the wrong time that keeps them out of the endzone. The Falcons are 4-1 the last 5 meetings in this series and I say they pick up another spread win here vs a team tat just won't be able to stop them.
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