NO to win-114
TLDR: On the 20th anniversary of the Superdome's reopening, a loud building and a pass rush led by Chase Young meet a quarterback 1 game back from a torn ACL, and the Saints win.
Point
- Domecoming
Monday marks 20 years since the 2006 Superdome reopening against Atlanta, and it is the Saints' first home Monday night game since 2022, so expect noise.
- Pass rush
Chase Young has 3.5 sacks in 3 games and Michael Penix Jr. has taken 17 sacks in 15 career games, so a rush without Granderson can still get there.
- Cameron Jordan
Jordan is back after missing the opener and is 1 sack from passing Lawrence Taylor, so the edge is thinner without Granderson but not empty.
- Tyler Shough
Shough has 917 yards, 8 touchdowns and a 69% completion rate, so the offense moves whenever he keeps hold of the ball.
Counterpoint
- Atlanta run defense
Atlanta allows a league-low 47.7 rushing yards a game, and with Etienne on IR the Saints' ground game is Alvin Kamara.
- Kellen Moore vs Atlanta
Moore is 0-2 against the Falcons, and one of those was a 24-10 loss in this building last November with Atlanta's backup quarterback starting.
Neutral
- Weather
No weather — indoors at Caesars Superdome.
- Series
Atlanta leads the regular-season series 57-56 after 113 meetings, which is about as even as an NFL rivalry gets.