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Falcons and Saints meet with both sides seeking season reset

Atlanta and New Orleans enter their Monday night NFC South game at 1–2, with CBS Sports reporting the Saints are 1.5-point favourites.

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NFL | Week 4

The Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints are scheduled to meet at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans in a Week 4 Monday Night Football game. Both teams have a 1–2 record.

Atlanta comes off a 35–14 win over Green Bay, while New Orleans lost 35–27 to Las Vegas. The Saints are listed as 1.5-point favourites, with the game total set at 47.5 points, according to CBS Sports.

New Orleans running back Travis Etienne is reported to be out with a hamstring injury. The supplied report does not give further details about his status.

Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. threw for 256 yards and a touchdown against Green Bay. Bijan Robinson rushed for 194 yards and two touchdowns in that game. Saints quarterback Tyler Shough has thrown for 917 yards and eight touchdowns, with three interceptions, this season.

SportsLine’s model projects 51 combined points and favours the over on 47.5. That figure is a betting projection, not a confirmed outcome.

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