Saints given some unexpected respect coming out of the bye week
The New Orleans Saints just finished their bye week and are looking to take on the Atlanta Falcons, who are also coming off of a bye week. This is a rivalry, as we all know, so the game is going to be a battle, just like it almost always is. These two teams don't like […]
The New Orleans Saints just finished their bye week and are looking to take on the Atlanta Falcons, who are also coming off of a bye week. This is a rivalry, as we all know, so the game is going to be a battle, just like it almost always is.
These two teams don't like each other, at all, so that also adds an element as well.
As far as who is the better team though, well, the Saints won the first matchup between the two, but barely. That was a long time ago, though. In fact, that was in Week one, and a lot has changed since then.
The Saints battled back from a 16-point deficit on the road, but that surge was led by Jameis Winston, who has obviously been benched since then. On the other side, young star tight end Kyle Pitts has since been declared out for the season, and the Falcons have also dealt with some other injuries.
Heading into this matchup, the Saints received some unexpected respect for once. After the bye, and after getting embarrassed and choking away a lead to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Saints finally get some respect, but they don't really deserve it, in my opinion.
If you head over to Betonline.ag, the Saints are the favorites in this matchup at -3.5. Now, if you ask me, that is just the home-field advantage swing, but the Saints could still very well win this game.
It will be interesting to see how it goes, and if that line raises because of the Falcons starting their rookie quarterback Desmond Ridder for the first time.
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