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Falcons and Saints meet with both sides seeking to move beyond a 1–2 start

Atlanta visits New Orleans on Monday, with Fox Sports’ preview listing the Saints as 2.5-point favourites.

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NFL Week 4

The Atlanta Falcons are scheduled to visit the New Orleans Saints at Caesars Superdome on 5 October, with kickoff listed for 8.15pm ET. Both teams enter the Week 4 game with 1–2 records.

Fox Sports’ preview lists New Orleans as a 2.5-point favourite and sets the total at 47.5 points. The Saints are averaging 27 points per game and allowing 27.7; Atlanta is averaging 17 and allowing 22.7.

The preview points to New Orleans quarterback Tyler Shough, who has completed 68.9 per cent of his passes for 917 yards, eight touchdowns and three interceptions through three weeks. Receiver Chris Olave has 27 catches for 375 yards and a touchdown.

Atlanta’s ground game is led by Bijan Robinson, whose 349 rushing yards include a 194-yard, two-touchdown performance against Green Bay in Week 3. Receiver Drake London had a career-high 194 yards in that game and has 274 receiving yards through three weeks.

Fox Sports’ article discusses viewing details, but the supplied text does not name a television channel or streaming service.

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