The New Orleans Saints enter their bye week on a two-game winning streak under interim head coach Darren Rizzi. They presently sit at 4-7, 2 video games back of the Atlanta Falcons who lead the NFC South with a record of 6-5 after losing their last 2 video games. The Saints are far from mathematically removed, however how does their schedule play out when compared to the Falcons? And could the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 4-6 likewise go on their own run and take the department?
The Saints staying schedule appears like this:
- vs. Los Angeles Rams
- @ New York Giants
- vs. Washington Commanders
- @ Green Bay Packers
- vs. Las Vegas Raiders
- @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
ESPN’s analytics presently offer the Saints a higher than 50% possibility to win in 3 of their staying video games (Rams, Giants, and Raiders), and each group they have staying is far from unsurpassable if the Saints play like they have the last 2 weeks. They will need to triumph simply to get to 10 wins which might suffice to take the department title, however it will be close.
The Falcons staying schedule appears like this:
- vs. Los Angeles Chargers
- @ Minnesota Vikings
- @ Las Vegas Raiders
- vs. New York Giants
- @ Washington Commanders
- vs. Carolina Panthers
ESPN’s analytics likewise offer the Falcons a higher than 50% possibility to win in 3 of their 6 staying video games. They share 3 challengers with the Saints (Raiders, Giants, and Commanders), however their next 2 video games protest 2 groups perhaps much better than anybody the Saints have actually left on their schedule in the 7-3 Chargers and the 8-2 Vikings. The problem is that the Falcons have actually currently clinched the tiebreaker over the Saints. Although they divided the season series, the next tiebreaker is record within the department, and the Falcons currently have 4 wins versus NFC South challengers, while the most possible for the Saints is 3.
The Saints may discover themselves connected for the department lead in 3 weeks, however it might not last Photo by Derick E. Hingle/Getty Images
It is extremely possible that at the end of Week 14 the Saints are connected for the department lead. The issue is even then they would not remain in a playoff area, and after that their schedule gets more difficult while the Falcons’ gets much easier. Even if the Falcons do what they are anticipated to do and win 3 of their last 6 video games, that still puts them at 9-8 with the tiebreaker, a mark the Saints will need to triumph and get to 10-7 to beat.
The Buccaneers on the other hand, in spite of being 4-6, have a great possibility to take the department. They have 5 video games staying versus groups with 3 or less wins,