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Game facts: Saints at Falcons (Saints facts)

Next Gen Stat: Alvin Kamara leads all running backs in average speed at the line of scrimmage (10.53 MPH).

Tight coverage:  Rookie CB Marshon Lattimore employs press coverage on 52.6 percent of his coverage snaps (7th-highest press percentage in NFL), per Next Gen Stats.

Aggressive defense:  The Saints defense has blitzed 40.0 percent of the time this year (league average is 28.9 percent).

Don't blitz Drew: Drew Brees has a 110.0 passer rating against the blitz this season (best in NFL).

Rising rookie: Alvin Kamara is the first Saints rookie with 1,000+ scrimmage yards since Reggie Bush in 2006 (1,307 scrimmage yards).