NFL · 2026
Atlanta Falcons2nd NFC South - .500 pct vSun 3 Jan, 1:00 PM EST New Orleans Saints3rd NFC South - .250 pct
Match resultAtlanta 67%Tie <1%New Orleans 32%
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 8% 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.
Atlanta Falcons
Playoffs51%
Division40%
Conferenceseason odds5%
Super Bowlseason odds2%
Byeseason odds4%
New Orleans Saints
Playoffs21%
Division15%
Atlanta winPlayoffsAtlanta Falcons51%63%▲ +12New Orleans Saints21%6%▼ -15
TiePlayoffsAtlanta Falcons51%54%▲ +3New Orleans Saints21%12%▼ -9
New Orleans winPlayoffsAtlanta Falcons51%40%▼ -11New Orleans Saints21%16%▼ -5
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
NFC South · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
1CarolinaDivision38%2-2-0.500-2AtlantaDivision40%2-2-0.500-3New OrleansDivision15%1-3-0.2501The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify
PlayoffsW-L-TPCTWCGB
7CarolinaPlayoffs47%2-2-0.500Playoff line
8AtlantaPlayoffs51%2-2-0.50014New OrleansPlayoffs21%1-3-0.250