In the Week 4 edition of "Monday Night Football," the New Orleans Saints host the Atlanta Falcons. New Orleans is coming off a loss to the Las Vegas Raiders last week that dropped the Saints to 1-2. The Saints turned the ball over four times in the game and were carved up by Kirk Cousins and Brock Bowers on the other side of the ball.
New Orleans lost running back Travis Etienne to injured reserve in that game as well. The Saints are now looking to rebound at home. Atlanta is coming off its first win of the season, a destruction of the Green Bay Packers in Michael Penix Jr.'s first start of the year.
Both Bijan Robinson and Drake London went completely berserk in Green Bay, with 194 yards on the ground and through the air, respectively. The Falcons are not looking to get back to .500 after a dreadful start to the year, with Cooper Rush filling in under center. Will the Saints bounce back, or will the Falcons make it two in a row?
We'll find out soon enough. Before we break down the matchup, here's a look at how you can watch the game. The Falcons didn't make a single trip into the red zone in their first two games of the season, and they totaled just 524 yards in those two contests.
They then came out in Week 3 and absolutely stomped on the Green Bay defense, piling up 498 yards on "Thursday Night Football" — 256 through the air and 242 on the ground. They did all that while bouncing back from a game-opening interception by Michael Penix Jr., who was making his first start of the year after returning from his latest knee injury. The New Orleans defense, meanwhile, has been lit up for over 30 points in two of its three games this season -- 31 by the Lions and 35 by the Raiders.
The Saints, though, held the Ravens to 17 points in the other game and have dealt with poor opponents' field position in the two games where they got tagged, thanks to a combined seven turnovers by the offense. New Orleans' opponents have begun their average drive on the 34.8-yard line, the third-closest to the end zone of any team in the league. The most fascinating matchup to watch in this one might be the one between Falcons wideout Drake London and Saints cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry.
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