New Orleans 21 @ Atlanta 16 Final - FOX

Scoring Plays:
1Q - NO - Taysom Hill to Tre'Quan Smith 15 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | NO 7, ATL 0
1Q - ATL - Younghoe Koo 53 yd FG GOOD | NO 7, ATL 3
End of Quarter Score - New Orleans Saints 7, Atlanta Falcons 3
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2Q - ATL - Younghoe Koo 30 yd FG GOOD | NO 7, ATL 6
2Q - NO - Taysom Hill to Jared Cook 11 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | NO 14, ATL 6
2Q - ATL - Younghoe Koo 28 yd FG GOOD | NO 14, ATL 9
End of Quarter Score - New Orleans Saints 14, Atlanta Falcons 9
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3Q - NO - Alvin Kamara 11 yd TD rush (PAT Good) | NO 21, ATL 9
End of Quarter Score - New Orleans Saints 21, Atlanta Falcons 9
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4Q - ATL - Matt Ryan to Russell Gage 10 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | NO 21, ATL 16
Final Score - New Orleans Saints 21, Atlanta Falcons 16
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Hello Who Dats & Who Datettes and welcome to the Saints Week 13, Game 12 Thread

Is this Taysom Hill's final hoorah as the Saints starting quarterback for this fill-in job? Probably not, BUT the injured reserve rules for this year mean Drew could come back as soon as next week. Taysom knows his time as the Saints starter is coming to a close, with most rumors going around saying the Chiefs game in 2 weeks probably being the day of Drew's return. And wouldn't it be nice for Taysom to be able to say he swept the Saints most reviled rival while filling in for the injured sure fire Hall of Famer.

But just like when we played the Dirty Birds 2 weeks ago, the Saints have questions about the QB position while Atlanta seems to be coming into this game on a high.

Last week's win in Denver didn't really help build much off of Taysom's solid first start against the Falcons. He wasn't asked to throw much as the Saints played not to lose to a Denver team that didn't have a legit starting quarterback. The question this week will be can Taysom back up his respectable performance against Atlanta in the road rematch against the Falcons. As well as can he protect the football?

The absolute thrashing the Falcons gave the Las Vegas Raiders last week, thanks in part to 5 turnovers forced by the Atlanta D, stunned many around the NFL world. Derek Carr was the main player in 4 of those turnovers, so the Saints will have to make sure Taysom is on his game.

None of that will matter however if Cam Jordan & the Saints D can continue to have a party at Matt Ryan's house. Hopefully Ryan is still thinking of the 8 sacks he took 2 weeks ago as the Saints D may be called on to give Taysom time to get things rolling. Ryan's weariness of the Saints D may be enhanced since guard James Carpenter is set to miss this game due to injury. But will the Saints corners be able to hold with Janoris Jenkins out as well as his replacement, Patrick Robinson, possibly out too.

This game has all of earmarks of a defensive game where the QB that's protected the best will be the team that comes out on top.

I've already mentioned it enough. 2 weeks ago the Saints D sacked Matt Ryan 8 times, Alvin Kamara gave the Saints the lead right before halftime and Taysom Hill ran in 2 more touchdowns to put the game away in a 24-9 Saints win over the Falcons in the Superdome.

LET'S SWEEP THE DIRTY BIRDS INTO THE GUTTER, MAKE IT 9 STRAIGHT WINS, AND PULL OURSELVES WITHIN 1 WIN OF ANOTHER DIVISION TITLE!!!!!!!!!!

Injury Report: (Players only currently on the 53-man roster who have a game designation from the Friday injury report listed here)
NO- (Neither Drew Brees [on Injured Reserve] nor Terron Armstead [Reserve/COVID-19] will appear here)
Janoris Jenkins (Knee) OUT
Ty Montgomery (Hamstring) OUT
Marcus Davenport (Concussion) OUT
Deonte Harris (Neck) QUESTIONABLE
Patrick Robinson (Hamstring) QUESTIONABLE

ATL-
James Carpenter (Groin) OUT
Julio Jones (Hamstring) QUESTIONABLE
Todd Gurley (Knee) QUESTIONABLE
Dante Fowler (Hamstring) QUESTIONABLE
Kendall Sheffield (Illness) QUESTIONABLE

Weather: Not sure if the Anus Stadium roof will be open or not... but if it is the temperature should get near 60 degrees with a very slight chance of rain.

Uniforms: Saints are rolling it back to autumn with the white jerseys and black pants combo for today.



Saints Playoff Clinching Scenarios:
The Saints can clinch a playoff spot today with:
1) Saints Win + Bears Loss or Tie | Saints Clinch Playoff Berth
2) Saints Tie + Bears Loss + Vikings Loss + 49ers Loss or Tie
3) Saints Tie + Bears Loss + Vikings Loss + Cardinals Loss or Tie

Relevant Games:
Detroit Lions 34 @ Chicago Bears 30 | Final
Jacksonville Jaguars 24 @ Minnesota Vikings 27 | Final/OT
Los Angeles Rams 38 @ Arizona Cardinals 28 | Final
Buffalo Bills 34 @ San Francisco 49ers 24 | Final

Current Standings:
NFC South:
Saints 9-2
Buccaneers 7-5
Falcons 4-7
Panthers 4-8

Betting Line: Saints (-3) O/U 46

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Today's Officials: (all officiating crews are subject to change)
Referee: #29 Adrian Hill


Umpire: #121 Paul King
Down Judge: #134 Ed Camp
Line Judge: #16 Kevin Codey
Field Judge: #5 Jim Quirk
Side Judge: #7 Keith Washington
Back Judge: #12 Greg Steed
Replay Official: TBA
Replay Assistant: TBA
**Due to "regionalization" of crews due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Adrian Hill has only one person from his 2019 crew with him this season, FJ Jim Quirk. SJ Keith Washington was a "swing" official in 2019 and was not assigned to a particular crew.**

Inactive Lists:
NO-
DE Marcus Davenport
RB Ty Montgomery
CB Janoris Jenkins
WR Deonte Harris
QB Trevor Siemian
CB Grant Haley
TE Garrett Griffin
DT Malcolm Roach

ATL-
RB Qadree Ollison
S Jaylinn Hawkins
CB Tyler Hall
G James Carpenter
DT Deadrin Senat