From how to watch and listen to betting odds, injury reports and past meetings, here's what to know before the Atlanta Falcons face the New Orleans Saints.
will put their unblemished NFC South record on the line at 1 p.m. Sunday, when they take on theAtlanta has won five of its last six games, while the Saints are losers of seven straight.Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins is innately familiar with the effect an interim head coach can have. In 2020, Cousins was with the Minnesota Vikings and lost to the Falcons in now-head coach Raheem Morris's first game as an interim after the firing of coach Dan Quinn.
Cousins, who's in his 13th NFL season, said in his experience, teams often play "very well" the week after they fire their head coach. "So, I see it as a real challenge that we've been thrown," Cousins said Wednesday. "They're going to be emotionally and mentally at their best and then playing at their place. So there's a lot of factors coming together where you feel like we have to be at our best to have a chance to get a win."The game will be broadcast live on FOX, with Joe Davis handling play-by-play duties alongside color analyst Greg Olsen. Pam Oliver will be the sideline reporter.
The last meeting between the two sides came Sept. 29, when kicker Younghoe Koo's career-long 58-yard field goal in the closing seconds lifted the Falcons to a 26-24 victory.Daniel Flick is an accredited NFL writer for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Daniel has provided boots-on-ground coverage at the NFL Combine and from the Atlanta Falcons' headquarters, among other destinations, and contributed to the annual Lindy's Sports Magazine ahead of the 2023 offseason.
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