The New Orleans Saints will return from their bye week to face the rival Atlanta Falcons at Caesars Superdome in Week 12 of the 2025 NFL season. To break it down, Saivion Mixson of The Falcoholic joins us to preview Sunday afternoon’s matchup.

NJ: With Michael Penix Jr. expected to miss the rest of the season with a knee injury, how much of a hit do you expect the offense to take with Kirk Cousins as the starter?

SM: As much as I would love to say the Falcons won’t be that much worse on offense, especially given the up-and-down nature with Penix at the helm, it’s probably going to be a substantial hit. In Kirk’s lone start against the Miami Dolphins in week 7, with a defense that came into the week dead last in EPA per dropback, Cousins went 21-of-31 for 173 yards with 102 of those yards

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