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Week 4 · 2026-10-05 · 20:15 · Caesars Superdome (dome) · sportturf
Last 5 yrs H2H: ATL 55 NO
Vegas line (context)
Game total O/U
Final (away–home)
MODEL is the power-ratings spine — preseason, prior-only until 2026 snaps exist. Calibrated most-likely, no proven edge vs the close; the book number is shown beside it on purpose. Not a pick.

On the Field 2025 unit strength

ATL OFFENSE vs NO DEFENSE
NO DEFENSE ATL OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 45% run Avg pace
NO OFFENSE vs ATL DEFENSE
ATL DEFENSE NO OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 40% run Avg pace
Unit strength weaker · avg · stronger
Position groups are shaded by team-unit strength (2025 pass/rush EPA, offense and defense) — not individual players. The defensive front you see is the wall this offense has to run into.

Unit Matchups 2025 · rank of 32

ATL OFFENSE vs NO DEFENSE
-0.01 #21 Pass attack DEF +9 #12 -0.05
-0.03 #23 Run game DEF +21 #2 -0.07
218 #20 Pass yards DEF +15 #5 196
126 #8 Rush yards OFF +11 #19 121
1.5 #4 Pass pro vs rush even #11 2.6
34% #30 3rd down DEF +25 #5 36%
65% #13 Red zone even #15 62%
NO OFFENSE vs ATL DEFENSE
-0.08 #27 Pass attack DEF +14 #13 -0.03
-0.10 #31 Run game even #25 +0.03
237 #10 Pass yards even #15 222
94 #28 Rush yards even #24 126
2.9 #25 Pass pro vs rush DEF +23 #2 3.4
40% #19 3rd down even #15 40%
50% #32 Red zone DEF +19 #13 62%
Rank gaps are where games tilt — a bottom-8 defense meeting a top-8 offense is the mismatch worth knowing about. 2025 regular-season data; EPA from play-by-play. Context, not a pick.

Pressure Matchup sacks · 2025

ATL PASS RUSH vs NO PASS PRO
James Pearce Jr. DE 10.5 sacks '25
Brandon Dorlus DE 8.5 sacks '25
Jalon Walker LB 5.5 sacks '25
2.9 #25 sacks allowed /g #11 3.4
NO PASS RUSH vs ATL PASS PRO
Chase Young DE 10.0 sacks '25
Carl Granderson DE 6.0 sacks '25
Tyree Wilson DE 4.0 sacks '25
1.5 #4 sacks allowed /g #2 2.6
A top pass rush against a line that already leaks sacks is where pressure rate breaks a game open — the left rank is the blocking side, the right is the rush.

Position Matchups 2025 per-game · last-10 form

ATL

Tua Tagovailoa QB 2025: MIA vs #12 PASS D 190.0 pass y/g 5/10
Bijan Robinson RB vs #2 RUN D 86.9 rush y/g 4/10
Drake London WR1 vs #12 PASS D 76.6 rec y/g 6/10
Jahan Dotson WR2 2025: PHI vs #12 PASS D 16.4 rec y/g 3/10
Olamide Zaccheaus WR3 2025: CHI vs #12 PASS D 20.6 rec y/g 3/10
Kyle Pitts Sr. TE vs #12 PASS D 54.6 rec y/g 5/10

NO

Tyler Shough QB vs #13 PASS D 216.7 pass y/g 7/10
Travis Etienne Jr. RB 2025: JAC vs #25 RUN D 65.2 rush y/g 5/10
Chris Olave WR1 vs #13 PASS D 72.7 rec y/g 5/10
Jordyn Tyson WR2 vs #13 PASS D rec y/g
Devaughn Vele WR3 vs #13 PASS D 32.6 rec y/g 4/9
Juwan Johnson TE vs #13 PASS D 52.3 rec y/g 5/10
Dot strips are each player's last 10 games against his own 2025 average — form, not a prop grade; we hold no lines yet. Grey team tags mark stats earned elsewhere. No pick.