NFL PREVIEW Tonight’s game

NEW ORLEANS at ATLANTA

Game time: 8:30 p.m.
TV: ESPN
Opening line: Saints by 4 1/2. Record vs. spread: Saints 4-8; Falcons 6-6.
Series history: Falcons lead series 44-33. (Last meeting: Saints 22, Falcons 16, Oct. 21, 2007 at New Orleans.)
Notebook: New Orleans QB Drew Brees has 986 yards and five TDs in four starts vs. Falcons. Brees surpassed 3,000 yards passing for fourth straight season last week. ... RB Reggie Bush is second in NFC and leads RBs with 73 catches. … Last week, Atlanta QB Chris Redman finished 16-of-24 for 172 yards and career-high two TDs in relief of Joey Harrington. Redman will start again.

Associated Press