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Week 14 in the NFL get started tonight when the 9-3 New Orleans Saints play at the 7-5 Atlanta Falcons. The game kicks off at 7:30pm Central Standard Time and can be seen on National Television on NBC. The Falcons are favored by 2.5 points and the over/under is 52. The Saints lead the Falcons by two games in the NFC South Division.
Tonight’s match up is as close to a must win for the Falcons as possible. They will only 3 more games after this which are all division games including a trip to New Orleans in 2 weeks. Matt Ryan had the offense rolling during their 3 game winning streak that came to an abrupt halt last week when they lost at home to the Minnesota Vikings 14-9. They will need to get rolling again tonight if they want to keep up with the Saints high powered offense. Julio Jones and Devonte Freeman must step up and help Matt Ryan make some big plays. It will probably take north of 28 points to win this game and with their home crowd behind them, I expect the Falcons to do just that.
Drew Brees just keeps on going year after year. He will turn 39 in a few weeks but is playing at his peak still. It is simply amazing. On the year Brees is completing 71.5% of his passes. This is the highest % in his entire career. His touchdown totals are down a bit this year with 17 but he has only thrown 5 interceptions.
The 2 headed monster in the backfield has given Brees and the Saints the most balanced offense of his career. Mark Ingram has rushed for 922 yards and 9 touchdowns. Alvin Kamara has also had a nice year with 606 yards rushing and 7 touchdowns. But Kamara is also dynamite at catching the ball out of the backfield. He has an impressive 59 receptions and 4 touchdowns receiving.
This game will be a shootout and may come down to who has the ball last. Will either defense be able to slow down the opposing offense? I don’t think so. The crowd at Mercedes Benz Field will be fired up and loud and will give the Falcons players plenty of support. Who do you think will win tonight?
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This is definitely a must win for the Falcons. If they lose this one, they have a VERY tough task to make their way into the playoffs. It's going to come down to being able to stop the two-headed monster of Ingram and Kamara. If the Falcons can get up early and force Drew Brees into clear passing situations, the Falcons edge rushers have a chance. Should be an exciting one nonetheless.
The Falcons crowd will be extra fired up because they will finally get that Chick-fil-A! Finally not Sunday!
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