The Falcons can’t get into the postseason, but they can prevent the Saints from getting into the playoffs by beating them Sunday. That means that in addition to the usual wildness that Falcons-Saints brings to a Sunday, there are real stakes to this Week 18 matchup.
Given that, the NFL has decided to move the game to a later time slot where more eyeballs will presumably be on it. Hopefully they’ll all tune to watch Atlanta win.
Saints-Falcons is going to be at 4:25 p.m. next Sunday, according to the Saints.