NFLStats2026 · Wk 2

Week 4 · Monday, Oct 5 · 8:15 pm ET · Caesars Superdome (dome)

TBD referee · 11 rest days (ATL) / 8 (NO)

Model

40%ATL60%NO

Projected ATL 19.0 – NO 22.4
margin +3.4 · total 41.4

Market

No market line yet.

Edge

Model minus market. Small numbers are noise; a few points is a real disagreement.

Spread edge
Total edge

Side by side

Season to date with league ranks.

ATLNO
−1.3 21stPower rating15th +0.6
−4.6 31stOffense rating17th +0.2
+3.2 3rdDefense rating14th +0.4
−0.358 31stOffense EPA/play17th +0.019
−0.252 3rdDefense EPA/play allowed14th −0.027
36.7% 28thOffense success rate15th 43.8%
33.9% 1stDefense success rate allowed20th 45.5%
−0.638 32ndPass EPA/dropback17th +0.052
−0.251 6thPass EPA/dropback allowed14th +0.012
−0.113 20thRush EPA/carry15th −0.075
−0.252 6thRush EPA/carry allowed19th −0.072
10.0% 13thExplosive play rate16th 9.0%
6.2% 11thExplosive rate allowed22nd 10.4%
16.7% 30th3rd-down conversion10th 47.1%
25.0% 8th3rd-down conversion allowed17th 38.5%
Red-zone TD rate10th 80.0%
50.0% 9thRed-zone TD rate allowed20th 80.0%
19.2% 23rdPressure rate allowed14th 14.3%
14.0% 20thPressure rate9th 19.5%
15.4% 19thTurnover rate29th 21.4%
7.1% 22ndTakeaway rate24th 6.7%
13.0 25thPoints per game11th 30.0
20.0 10thPoints allowed per game23rd 31.0
−17.1% Pass rate over expected +4.1%
30.7 18thNeutral pace (sec/play)2nd 21.6
−0.358 Off epa last3 +0.019
−0.252 Def epa last3 −0.027
−2.3 28thSpecial teams EPA29th −2.4

ATL offense vs NO defense

Offense percentiles for ATL against the matching defensive percentiles for NO. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
ATLNO D

NO offense vs ATL defense

Offense percentiles for NO against the matching defensive percentiles for ATL. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
NOATL D