We’re days away from a matchup I’ve been waiting a long time for, the season opener between the Falcons and Saints. The last one was in 2014, but as Joe Carlino at Blogging Dirty notes, the Falcons are a sterling 7-1 in season openers against New Orleans and will hope to run that to 8-1 Sunday. Kicking off the season by beating the team we all love to loathe would be absolutely ideal.
We’ll break down the matchup from a bunch of angles this week, as is our custom, but let’s start with a quick overview.