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Saints at Falcons: January 4, 2026

The Atlanta Falcons beat the New Orleans Saints 19-17 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 4, 2026 (2025 regular season).

Final · Played January 4, 2026 · Updated October 16, 2026 at 10:55 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most passing yards: Tyler Shough (Saints, 259); Kirk Cousins (Falcons, 180). Most rushing yards: Bijan Robinson (Falcons, 33). Most receiving yards: Juwan Johnson (Saints, 61); Drake London (Falcons, 78).

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Scoring by quarter

Scoring by quarter — New Orleans Saints / Atlanta Falcons — NFL — January 4, 2026
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
New Orleans Saints073717
Atlanta Falcons733619

Team comparison

Team comparison — New Orleans Saints / Atlanta Falcons — NFL — January 4, 2026
Team statsNOATL
Total yards340208
Passing yards232159
Rushing yards10849
First downs1614
Yards per play5.23.4
Turnovers21
Penalty yards4042
Red zone (scores/trips)2/31/3

What stood out

  • The Saints out-gained the Falcons 340 to 208 total yards, but the Falcons won.
  • Turnovers: Saints 2, Falcons 1.
  • The Falcons' biggest scoring edge came in the 1st quarter (7-0).
  • The Saints ran for 108 yards to the Falcons' 49.

Featured player lines

  • Tyler Shough (NO QB): 23 CMP, 35 ATT, 259 PASS YDS, 1 PASS TD, 1 INT, 3 CAR, 34 RUSH YDS
  • Juwan Johnson (NO TE): 5 TGT, 3 REC, 61 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Kirk Cousins (ATL QB): 18 CMP, 32 ATT, 180 PASS YDS, 1 PASS TD, 1 INT, 3 CAR, 0 RUSH YDS
  • Bijan Robinson (ATL RB): 15 CAR, 33 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 3 TGT, 3 REC, 10 REC YDS
  • Tyler Allgeier (ATL RB): 7 CAR, 16 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 2 TGT, 1 REC, 3 REC YDS
  • Darnell Mooney (ATL WR): 7 TGT, 3 REC, 20 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Drake London (ATL WR): 8 TGT, 4 REC, 78 REC YDS, 1 REC TD
  • Kyle Pitts Sr. (ATL TE): 9 TGT, 6 REC, 58 REC YDS, 0 REC TD

Player pages exist for the players listed; other players' lines are in StatsNext.

Head-to-head

Earlier meetings stored in StatsNext, most recent first
DateResult
November 23, 2025ATL 24, NO 10 (at New Orleans)
November 10, 2024ATL 17, NO 20 (at New Orleans)
September 29, 2024NO 24, ATL 26 (at Atlanta)
January 7, 2024ATL 17, NO 48 (at New Orleans)
November 26, 2023NO 15, ATL 24 (at Atlanta)

Full Falcons vs Saints head-to-head (11 meetings).

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