New Orleans Saints: 3 Bold predictions vs. Falcons in Week 16

3. Cameron Jordan has a day

Despite the Saints loss to the Falcons in their last meeting, one thing was clear: The Saints defense played a dominant game and made Matt Ryan nervous. This week, they need to play almost exactly the same. Getting pressure on Ryan and causing him to make those risky throws is key.

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My prediction isn’t for takeaways, but instead how dominant Cameron Jordan is going to be. He was incredibly dominant against the Jets. I predict Jordan will have a game against the Falcons, most notably racking up sacks, batted passes and tackles.

As the unofficial leader of the defense, Jordan didn’t have a great day against the Falcons. In their last meeting, he only recorded two combined tackles. Obviously not the kind of day Jordan had predicted, but he can only go up from there.

In their meeting with the Jets, he made sure his presence was known and will do the same against the Falcons this week. Keeping the pressure on Ryan will be key and considering how big this game is, Jordan will be all over him.

Jordan won’t be the only one, though. With Marshon Lattimore hopefully back to normal, he will be all over Julio Jones. Marcus Williams, Kenny Vaccaro, Sheldon Rankins and Craig Robertson will also be playing as hard and as dominant as last time. Even so, Jordan will be the one who makes the biggest impact.