ATLANTA -- The Falcons square off against their biggest rival, the New Orleans Saints, in a primetime matchup on "Thursday Night Football." This NFC South clash carries with it big implications in the NFC playoff picture and the division standings.
Ahead of kickoff, Atlanta announced its list of inactive players for the game as well as the starting lineup.
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FALCONS INACTIVES
- CB C.J. Goodwin
- OL Sean Harlow
- OL Andy Levitre
- CB Leon McFadden
- TE Eric Saubert
- LB Sean Weatherspoon
- WR Nick Williams
Saints INACTIVES
- S Rafael Bush
- WR Austin Carr
- TE Garrett Griffin
- DE Al-Quadin Muhammed
- OL Andrus Peat
- OL Cameron Tom
- RB Johnathan Williams
Falcons starters listed below have been designated as such on the game card given to the media prior to kickoff and may not reflect the actual personnel on the field at the start of the game.
FALCONS STARTERS
Offense (position, number, player)
- WR 11 Julio Jones
- LT 70 Jake Matthews
- LG 63 Ben Garland
- C 51 Alex Mack
- RG 71 Wes Schweitzer
- RT 73 Ryan Schraeder
- TE 81 Austin Hooper
- WR 12 Mohamed Sanu
- QB 2 Matt Ryan
- RB 24 Devonta Freeman
- FB 40 Derrick Coleman
Defense
- DE 50 Brooks Reed
- DT 92 Dontari Poe
- DT 97 Grady Jarrett
- DE 91 Courtney Upshaw
- LB 44 Vic Beasley Jr.
- LB 45 Deion Jones
- LB 59 De'Vondre Campbell
- CB 23 Robert Alford
- CB 21 Desmond Trufant
- S 37 Ricardo Allen
- S 22 Keanu Neal
Special Teams
- K 3 Matt Bryant
- KO 5 Matt Bosher
- P 5 Matt Bosher
- KR 19 Andre Roberts
- PR 19 Andre Roberts
- LS 47 Josh Harris
- H 5 Matt Bosher
