NFL · 2026

New Orleans SaintsNFC South - .000 pct vMon 5 Oct, 8:15 PM EDT Atlanta FalconsNFC South - .000 pct

Match resultNew Orleans 47%Tie <1%Atlanta 53%

What this game means

The three ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.

At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 11% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.

The result is worth up to 22 points in the Playoffs race.

New Orleans Saints
Playoffs36%
Division24%
Conferenceseason odds1%
Byeseason odds3%
Atlanta Falcons
Playoffs48%
Division34%
Conferenceseason odds3%
Super Bowlseason odds1%
Byeseason odds5%
New Orleans winPlayoffsNew Orleans Saints36%39%▲ +3Atlanta Falcons48%33%▼ -15
TiePlayoffsNew Orleans Saints36%28%▼ -8Atlanta Falcons48%49%▲ +1
Atlanta winPlayoffsNew Orleans Saints36%19%▼ -17Atlanta Falcons48%55%▲ +7

The race they're in

Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.

NFC South · winner qualifies direct

The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify