New Orleans Saints (9-3) at Atlanta Falcons (7-5)
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Week 14 New Orleans Saints (9-3) at Atlanta Falcons (7-5) Thursday, December 7, 2017 | 8:25 PM ET | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Referee: Clete Blakeman REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Falcons lead all-time series, 50-45 LAST GAME: 1/1/17: Saints 32 at Falcons 38 STREAKS: Falcons have won past 2 LAST GAME AT SITE: 1/1/17 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS p ATLANTA FALCONS LAST WEEK W 31-21 vs. Carolina LAST WEEK L 14-9 vs. Minnesota COACH VS. OPP. Sean Payton: 15-7 COACH VS. OPP. Dan Quinn: 2-2 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 29.4 (3L)/20.3 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 22.8/20.3 OFFENSE 408.6 (2L) OFFENSE 365.2 PASSING Drew Brees: 291-407-3298 (3L)-17-5-104.2 (3L) PASSING Matt Ryan: 260-390-3057-16-8-95.4 RUSHING Mark Ingram: 180-922-5.1-9 (1L) RUSHING Devonta Freeman: 128-589-4.6-5 RECEIVING Michael Thomas: 75-875-11.7-3 RECEIVING Julio Jones: 68-1063 (3L)-15.6-3 DEFENSE 330.1 DEFENSE 321.0 SACKS Cameron Jordan: 10 SACKS Adrian Clayborn: 8 INTs Kenny Vaccaro: 3 INTs Desmond Trufant: 2 TAKE/GIVE +3 (15/12) TAKE/GIVE -3 (10/13) PUNTING (NET) Thomas Morstead: 48.1 (41.9) PUNTING (NET) Matt Bosher: 45.1 (41.5) KICKING Wil Lutz: 111 (3L) (36/39 PAT; 25/30 FG) KICKING Matt Bryant: 100 (28/28 PAT; 24/28 FG) SAINTS NOTES FALCONS NOTES • QB DREW BREES has 6,127 career completions & • QB MATT RYAN has 1,970 pass yards (328.3 per game) surpassed PEYTON MANNING (6,125) for 2nd most all- & 14 TDs vs. 1 INT for 115.4 rating in past 6 vs. NO. Aims time. Aims for 7th in row vs. Atl. with 300+ pass yards. Has for 7th in row vs. NO with 100+ rating. In past 7 at home vs. 1,361 yards (340.3 per game) & 7 TDs for 98.1 rating in past 4 division, has 2,522 pass yards (360.3 per game), 16 TDs & vs. Atl. Has 8 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 102.7 rating in past 6 on road. 3 INTs for 120.7 rating. • RB MARK INGRAM leads NFL with 9 rush TDs. In past 4, • RB DEVONTA FREEMAN has 718 scrimmage yards has 444 scrimmage yards (111 per game) & 5 rush TDs. Has (143.6 per game) & 6 TDs (3 rush, 3 rec.) in past 5 vs. NO. 7 TDs (6 rush, 1 rec.) in past 5 vs. Atl. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Aims for 3rd in row vs. NO with 100+ scrimmage yards & TD. Atl. with 100+ scrimmage yards & TD. Rookie RB ALVIN In past 2 on Thursday, has 261 scrimmage yards (130.5 per KAMARA is 3rd rookie in NFL history with 600+ rush yards game) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.). RB TEVIN COLEMAN (606) & 600+ rec. yards (614). Ranks 4th in NFL with 1,220 has 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) in past 5. Has 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 scrimmage yards. Has 529 scrimmage yards (132.3 per game) rec.) in past 2 vs. NO. & 4 TDs (2 rush, 2 rec.) in past 4 on road. Kamara & Ingram • WR JULIO JONES leads NFC with 1,063 rec. yards. Has aim for 6th in row with 200+ combined scrimmage yards. 361 rec. yards (120.3 per game) & TD in past 3 at home vs. • WR MICHAEL THOMAS had 10 receptions for career- NO. Aims for 5th in row at home vs. NFC South with TD catch. high 156 yards & TD in last game vs. Atl. Aims for 3rd in row In past 3 on Thursday, has 23 catches for 365 yards (121.7 vs. Atl. with rec. TD. In past 2 on road vs. division, has 17 per game) & 3 TDs. WR MOHAMED SANU had rec. TD in catches for 243 yards (121.5 per game) & 2 TDs. WR TED last game vs. NO. Has 2 TDs in his past 3 vs. division. GINN, JR. has TD in 2 of past 3 vs. NFC South. • LB VIC BEASLEY, JR. had sack in last game vs. NO. LB • DE CAMERON JORDAN is 1 of 3 in NFL with 10+ sacks DEION JONES has 15 tackles, 5 PD & 90-yard INT-TD in 2 (10) & 50+ tackles (52). Has 5 sacks & 2 FFs in past 6 on career games vs. NO. Has 36 tackles (9 per game) in past 4 road. Has 8 sacks, FF & FR in his past 9 vs. Atl. S KENNY vs. division. S KEANU NEAL had FF in last meeting. Jones VACCARO had sack in Week 13. Has 2 INTs in his past 4 on (96) & Neal (91) are 1 of 3 pairs of teammates in NFL with 90+ road. S VONN BELL is only NFL safety with 60+ tackles (61) tackles each. Rookie DE TAKKARIST MC KINLEY aims & 3+ sacks (3.5). Has 26 tackles, 2 sacks & FF in his past 3. DT for 4th in row with sack. Ties for 1st among NFC rookies with 5 SHELDON RANKINS has sack, FF & INT in past 3 on road. sacks. CB ROBERT ALFORD ties for NFC lead with 15 PD. ON THE AIRWAVES TV: NBC/NFLN/Amazon Prime (8:25 PM ET): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Heather Cox (Field reporter) NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Ian Eagle, Tony Boselli | SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 81 (NO), 83 (Atl) | XM: 88 (WW1), 81 (NO), 83 (Atl) Week 14 Indianapolis Colts (3-9) at Buffalo Bills (6-6) Sunday, December 10, 2017 | 1:00 PM ET | New Era Field | Referee: Brad Allen REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Bills lead all-time series, 36-31-1 LAST GAME: 9/13/15: Colts 14 at Bills 27 STREAKS: Bills have won 2 of past 3 LAST GAME AT SITE: 9/13/15 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS p BUFFALO BILLS LAST WEEK L 30-10 at Jacksonville LAST WEEK L 23-3 vs. New England COACH VS. OPP. Chuck Pagano: 1-1 COACH VS. OPP. Sean McDermott: 0-0 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 17.1/27.5 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 18.9/23.6 OFFENSE 296.0 OFFENSE 296.4 PASSING Jacoby Brissett: 217-359-2542-10-7-83.1 PASSING Tyrod Taylor: 206-326-2090-12-4-88.6 OR Nathan Peterman (R): 19-39-195-1-5-32.5 RUSHING Frank Gore: 174-632-3.6-3 RUSHING LeSean McCoy: 207-851-4.1-4 RECEIVING Jack Doyle (TE): 62-560-9.0-2 RECEIVING LeSean McCoy (RB): 48-304-6.3-1 DEFENSE 380.0 DEFENSE 361.6 SACKS Jabaal Sheard: 4.5 SACKS Lorenzo Alexander, Jerry Hughes: 3 INTs Rashaan Melvin: 3 INTs Micah Hyde: 5 (T2L) TAKE/GIVE +1 (16/15) TAKE/GIVE +6 (20/14) PUNTING (NET) Rigoberto Sanchez (R): 45.8 (43.3) PUNTING (NET) Colton Schmidt: 45.3 (41.3) KICKING Adam Vinatieri: 83 (17/19 PAT; 22/23 FG) KICKING Stephen Hauschka: 89 (23/23 PAT; 22/25 FG) COLTS NOTES BILLS NOTES • QB JACOBY BRISSETT has 2+ TD passes in 3 of past 5. • QB TYROD TAYLOR completed 14 of 19 (73.7 pct.) Is 1 of 3 AFC QBs with 2,500 pass yards (2,542) & 200+ rush with TD & 123.8 rating in last meeting. Is 1 of 2 QBs (CAM yards (206). Ties for 4th in AFC with 7 20+ yard TD passes. NEWTON) with 8,000+ pass yards (8,148) & 1,300+ • RB FRANK GORE has 85+ scrimmage yards in 2 of 3 rush yards (1,482) since 2015. Rookie QB NATHAN career meetings. In past 13 on road, has 1,073 scrimmage PETERMAN had 1st career TD pass at home in Week 10. yards (82.5 per game). Has 13,697 career rush yards, 5th • RB LE SEAN MC COY rushed for 93 yards last week. most in NFL history. Has 292 scrimmage yards (97.3 per game) with rush TD • WR T.Y. HILTON had 40-yard TD catch in Week 13. Has in past 3 vs. Ind. Is 1 of 5 active players with 13,000+ 16 40+ yard TDs since 2012, most in NFL. Ties for 4th in scrimmage yards (13,039). In 18 career home games with NFL with 11 catches of 25+ yards in 2017. Had 88 rec. yards Buf., has 2,117 scrimmage yards (117.6 per game) with 16 in last meeting. Has 791 rec. yards with 4 TD catches & rush TDs. can become 3rd player in NFL history (RANDY MOSS & • TE CHARLES CLAY has 100+ rec. yards or TD in 2 of GARY CLARK) with 800+ rec. yards & 5+ rec. TDs in each past 3 vs. Ind. Rookie WR ZAY JONES has TD in 2 of of 1st 6 seasons. WR DONTE MONCRIEF had TD catch past 4. WR ANDRE HOLMES had TD catch in only career in last meeting. TE JACK DOYLE has TD in 2 of past 4 on meeting (12/24/16 with Oak.). WR KELVIN BENJAMIN road. Ranks 2nd among NFL TEs with 62 catches. has 75+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3 vs. AFC. • LB JABAAL SHEARD has 5 TFL in past 6 vs. Buf. Has • S MICAH HYDE led team with career-high 12 tackles 3 sacks & 2 FFs in past 5 on road. S DARIUS BUTLER in Week 13. Ties for 2nd in NFL with 5 INTs. S JORDAN had 8 tackles & FF in last meeting. LB JON BOSTIC has POYER has 10+ tackles in 3 of past 4. Is only NFL player 25 tackles in past 3.