The New Orleans Saints are coming off their week XI BYE with their rivals the Atlanta Falcons in the 109th game of this series. Desmond Ridder returns to QB1 for the Falcons while Derek Carr and his Saints are primed, heavily healed and ready for this NFC South match-up, the first of 2023. Both the Saints and Falcons lost on the road in week X before limping into their week XI bye-week.