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NFL Thanksgiving Day Headlines to Watch for on Thursday

By Caleb Pierson

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - SEPTEMBER 30: Drew Brees #9 of the New Orleans Saints in action during the game against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on September 30, 2018 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - SEPTEMBER 30: Drew Brees #9 of the New Orleans Saints in action during the game against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on September 30, 2018 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 23: Calvin Ridley #18, Matt Ryan #2, and Julio Jones #11 of the Atlanta Falcons take the field during the second quarter against the New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 23, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 23: Calvin Ridley #18, Matt Ryan #2, and Julio Jones #11 of the Atlanta Falcons take the field during the second quarter against the New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 23, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) /

Atlanta Falcons (4-6) @ New Orleans Saints (9-1)

Atlanta Falcons – Can the Falcons offense keep pace with the Saints?

By now we have all learned the Falcons defense is very bad without Deion Jones and Keanu Neal.

Their defense is ranked in the bottom five in the league and has been bashed all season long. This means it will be up to the offense to keep pace with the Saints if they want any shot at winning.

Coming off losses to the Cowboys and Browns, the Falcons offense will look to get back up to speed against a bad Saints defense. If they want any shot off winning this game their offense will have to take advantage of every possession and put points on the board on every drive.

New Orleans Saints – Can the Saints regain the top spot in the NFC?

Anyone who watched Monday night’s game that featured the Chiefs and Rams is probably still in shock at the amount of firepower each team has. It was being called a Super Bowl preview, but lets not forget, the Rams’ one loss on the season is to the New Orleans Saints.

With the Rams on a bye this week, the Saints have the opportunity to regain the top spot in the NFC with a win. The Rams and Chiefs just had a primetime game to show their greatness, and now is the Saints turn to show the national media that they belong in first place.

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The Saints will need an explosive outing to recapture the attention of the national media this Thanksgiving Day and to recapture first place!

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