Falcons 17 @ Saints 48 Final - CBS

Scoring Plays:
1Q - ATL - Desmond Ridder to Jonnu Smith 15 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | ATL 7, NO 0
1Q - NO - Derek Carr to A.T. Perry 18 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | ATL 7, NO 7
1Q - ATL - Desmond Ridder to Bijan Robinson 71 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | ATL 14, NO 7
End of Quarter Score: Atlanta Falcons 14, New Orleans Saints 7
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2Q - NO - Kendre Miller 3 yd TD rush (PAT Good) | ATL 14, NO 14
2Q - NO - Blake Grupe 24 yd FG GOOD | ATL 14, NO 17
2Q - ATL - Younghoe Koo 30 yd FG GOOD | ATL 17, NO 17
End of Quarter Score: Atlanta Falcons 17, New Orleans Saints 17
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3Q - NO - Derek Carr to Chris Olave 26 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | ATL 17, NO 24
3Q - NO - Derek Carr to Rashid Shaheed 39 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | ATL 17, NO 31
End of Quarter Score: Atlanta Falcons 17, New Orleans Saints 31
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4Q - NO - Blake Grupe 24 yd FG GOOD | ATL 17, NO 34
4Q - NO - Derek Carr to A.T. Perry 6 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | ATL 17, NO 41
4Q - NO - Jamaal Williams 1 yd TD rush (PAT Good) | ATL 17, NO 48
End of Quarter Score: Atlanta Falcons 17, New Orleans Saints 48
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Hello Who Dats & Who Datettes, welcome to the regular season finale... week 18/game 17 thread.

Well... we did what we needed to to make the regular season finale mean something... and by mean something I mean there is a possibility of making the playoffs and even winning the NFC South Title and getting a playoff home game.

Of course... the Saints still do not control their own destiny so they will need help but all the team needs to worry about is beat the hated Atlanta Falcons in the Superdome and let the chips fall where they may.

LET'S GROUND THE DIRTY BIRDS AND FINISH THE REGULAR SEASON ON A POSITIVE NOTE!!!!!

Injury Report:
ATL-
Drew Dalman - Ankle - OUT
DeMarcco Hellams - Concussion - OUT
Troy Anderson - Pectoral - OUT
Taylor Heinicke - Ankle - QUESTIONABLE
Mike Hughes - Concussion - QUESTIONABLE
Zach Harrison - Knee - QUESTIONABLE

NO-
Lonnie Johnson, Jr. - Knee - OUT
Landon Young - Knee - OUT
Juwan Johnson - Chest - QUESTIONABLE
Alvin Kamara - Ankle - QUESTIONABLE
Khalen Saunders - Concussion - QUESTIONABLE
Kendre Miller - Ankle/Illness - QUESTIONABLE
A.T. Perry - Illness - QUESTIONABLE
Payton Turner - Ankle - QUESTIONABLE
J.T. Gray - Illness - QUESTIONABLE

Weather: No worries about the chilly temps outside when they're inside the Caesar's Superdome today

Uniforms: Last home game of the regular season means last look at the all-black look in 2023-24 in the regular season



Current Standings:
NFC South:
Buccaneers 8-8
Saints 8-8
Falcons 7-9
Panthers 2-14

Saints Playoff Clinching Scenarios:
Saints Win NFC South Division Championship With-
1) Saints Win & Buccaneers Loss or Tie
2) Saints Tie & Buccaneers Loss

Saints Clinch Playoff Berth With-
1) Saints win & Seahawks loss or tie & Packers loss or tie
2) Saints tie & Seahawks loss & Packers loss

Games of Interest:
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9 @ Carolina Panthers 0 | Final
Seattle Seahawks 21 @ Arizona Cardinals 20 | Final
Chicago Bears 9 @ Green Bay Packers 17 | Final

Betting Lines: Saints (-3), O/U 42.5

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Today's Officials:
Referee: #35 John Hussey


Umpire: #124 Carl Paganelli (on Brad Rogers crew in 2022; was on THAT NFC Championship Game crew)
Down Judge: #44 Frank LeBlanc (on Jerome Boger's crew in 2022)
Line Judge: #101 Carl Johnson (Nicholls St. alum)
Field Judge: #90 Anthony Flemming (on Shawn Hochuli's crew in 2022)
Side Judge: #56 Allen Baynes (feel like he was on THAT NFC Championship Game crew too)
Back Judge: #96 Matt Edwards (on Carl Cheffers crew in 2022)
Replay Official: Jamie Nicholson
Replay Assistant: Larry Hill, Jr.

Inactive Lists:
ATL-
QB Taylor Heinicke
CB Natrone Brooks
S DeMarcco Hellams
DL Tommy Togiai
OL Drew Dalman
DL Zach Harrison

NO-
QB Jake Haener
S Lonnie Johnson, Jr.
RB Alvin Kamara
WR Keith Kirkwood
DE Kyle Phillips
LB Monty Rice
OT Landon Young