Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
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FINAL · ATL 45–24·Monday 2026-10-05·Caesars Superdome·closed NO -1.5 · O/U 47.5
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-10-12D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 5
✚ Nathan Shepherd (NT) — Out✚ Kaden Elliss (LILB) — Out
Field
dome · sportturf
Weather
indoors — n/a
Rest
ATL 11d · NO 8d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
ATL form
2-3PF 119 · PA 122Home 0-2Away 2-1
QB Michael Penix Jr. 6–9 as starter · last 10: 4–6 · since 2024
NO form
1-4PF 118 · PA 151Home 0-3Away 1-1
QB Tyler Shough 6–8 as starter · last 10: 5–5 · since 2025
| ATL | Season efficiency | NO |
|---|---|---|
| -0.023 | Off EPA / play | -0.054 |
| 46.3 | Off success % | 43.1 |
| 10.4 | Off explosive % | 6.3 |
| 41.7 | 3rd-down conv % | 45.8 |
| -0.035 | Def EPA / play allowed | 0.094 |
| 40.1 | Def success % allowed | 50.5 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
ATL staff
HCKevin Stefanski1–0 vs MooreOCTommy Rees1–0 vs StaleyDCJeff Ulbrich3–0 vs Nussmeier
4th-down go 22.5% · PROE -2.5 · no-huddle 11%
NO staff
HCKellen Moore0–1 vs StefanskiOCDoug Nussmeier0–3 vs UlbrichDCBrandon Staley0–1 vs Rees
4th-down go 27.9% · PROE -2.4 · no-huddle 21.1%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Kevin Stefanski1–0Kellen MooreStefanski leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | ATL @ NO | 45–24 | 422–320 | Kevin Stefanski |
ATL offense vs NO defense
Tommy Rees(OC)1–0Brandon Staley(DC)Rees leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | ATL | NO | 45–24 | 422 | +21 | W |
NO offense vs ATL defense
Doug Nussmeier(OC)0–3Jeff Ulbrich(DC)Ulbrich leads3 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | NO | ATL | 24–45 | 320 | -21 | L |
| 2026-01-04 | NO | ATL | 17–19 | 340 | -2 | L |
| 2025-11-23 | NO | ATL | 10–24 | 293 | -14 | L |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | ATL @ NO | 45–24 | ATL | Kevin Stefanski / Kellen Moore |
| 2026-01-04 | NO @ ATL | 17–19 | ATL | Kellen Moore / Raheem Morris |
| 2025-11-23 | ATL @ NO | 24–10 | ATL | Raheem Morris / Kellen Moore |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded