The Worksheet, a fantasy football overview by Rich Hribar, breaking down everything you need to know for the Week 18 New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons Sunday afternoon game.
| New Orleans | Rank | @ | Atlanta | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -4.5 | Spread | 4.5 | ||
| 22.5 | Implied Total | 18 | ||
| 20.9 | 19 | Points/Gm | 18.3 | 27 |
| 19.7 | 4 | Points All./Gm | 26.8 | 29 |
| 61.3 | 27 | Plays/Gm | 59.9 | 30 |
| 63.5 | 20 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 65.2 | 26 |
| 4.9 | 26 | Off. Yards/Play | 5.1 | 21 |
| 5.1 | 4 | Def. Yards/Play | 5.6 | 21 |
| 47.35% | 5 | Rush% | 39.77% | 22 |
| 52.65% | 28 | Pass% | 60.23% | 11 |
| 40.75% | 12 | Opp. Rush % | 45.35% | 25 |
| 59.25% | 21 | Opp. Pass % | 54.65% | 8 |
Motivation or Rest Alert
The Saints can clinch a playoff berth with a win combined with a loss by the 49ers. They will be going all out Sunday.
Atlanta has been eliminated from the postseason.
Quarterback
Taysom Hill: Hill has now scored 17 or more fantasy points in all but one of his eight starts in the league. It wasn’t sexy last week as usual, but Hill completed 60.7% of his passes for 222 yards and a touchdown while tacking on 45 yards rushing.
Hill is a floor-based streamer in 1QB formats with a strong matchup against an Atlanta defense allowing 15.6 passing points per game (26th) while also ranking 30th in rushing points allowed per game (4.1) to opposing quarterbacks.
