The NFL season continues in Week 18 when the Atlanta Falcons host the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Start time, how to watch, stream and NFL TV schedule.

Atlanta is 8-7-1 against the spread, while New Orleans is 8-8. The Falcons are 8-8 to the Over, while the Saints are 11-5 to the Under. Atlanta won 24-10 when these teams met in New Orleans in late November. The Falcons have covered three straight and have gone Over in four of their last five, while the Saints have covered five straight.

Depending on how the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers game ends up on Saturday, there's a chance the Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints will be de

The results from Saints rookie quarterback Tyler Shough and a string of four victories in the past five weeks have provided New Orleans with a hopeful ending to a fifth straight non-playoff season.

It's been a while since the Saints picked eighth. But the last time they slotted in here, they drafted future Pro Football Hall of Famer Willie Roaf.

Bleacher Report's Brent Sobleski recently graded the Saints quarterback play as a "B" on the season and shared a lot of praise for Shough going forward.