Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints Prediction 9-29-24 NFL Picks

The New Orleans Saints and the Atlanta Falcons meet Sunday in NFL action from Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Here’s an Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Falcons vs Saints pick.

New Orleans Saints Betting Preview

The Saints opened up the year with a couple of impressive offensive performances. New Orleans kicked things off with a 47-10 blowout win over the Panthers, then came a 44-19 road victory over the Dallas Cowboys to move to 2-0.

In Game three versus the Philadelphia Eagles, the Saints were up 3-0 heading into the final quarter. When the dust settled however, New Orleans had a 15-12 loss. Derek Carr threw for 142 yards, one TD and one pick. Tops in receiving was Chris Olave with 86 yards and a score off six grabs.

Atlanta Falcons Betting Preview

Over on the Atlanta side, their year began with a home matchup versus the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Falcons ended up losing that one 18-10. Game two was Atlanta’s first victory. That one came in a tight 22-21 road affair versus the Philadelphia Eagles.

Matched up against the Chiefs on Sunday evening, the Falcons were up 14-13 by the break. Atlanta was only able to find three points in the second half however and lost 22-17. Kirk Cousins managed 230 yards with a score and an interception, and Drake London caught six balls for 67 yards with a TD.

Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints Prediction

I’ll lean toward the Saints here, but you could make a case either way. Both teams need a good bounce-back offensively after some pretty tepid outcomes last weekend, though. In any case, the Saints notched just 219 yards (130 passing) and 12 first downs against the Eagles. Defensively New Orleans posted a couple of takeaways but also gave up 20 first downs, 6.9 yards per play and 460 total yards (288 passing).

As for Atlanta, they put up 311 yards (229 passing) against the Chiefs but also went just 2-of-9 on third-down tries. The Falcons wilted after halftime and couldn’t find their initial mojo again—though there was a key (and very controversial) no-call near the end of the Game. I like a better effort from both teams this time, with New Orleans powering out the cover/win in the end. The Saints scored a combined 91 points across their first two Games, so they’ve certainly got the potential in them.