Key Takeaways

• Saints officials elevated two practice-squad players—EDGE Fadil Diggs and linebacker Jackson Sirmon—to the active roster ahead of the Monday game, a standard move to bolster the depth for the game night.
• In the final inactives list, five defensive players were sidelined: cornerback Decamerion Richardson, EDGE Anfernee Jennings, EDGE Carl Granderson, defensive lineman Christen Miller, and linebacker Kaden Elliss, signaling notable defensive gaps for the Falcons matchup.
• Tight end Noah Fant was inactive for the game, while quarterback Zach Wilson was designated as the third emergency QB, indicating the team’s contingency planning at the position.
• Elliss, Granderson, and Jennings had been ruled out or limited in the final injury report, with Elliss missing practice all week due to a calf injury and Granderson not practicing after an ankle tweak, while Jennings was out with a knee injury.
• Fant had been limited in practice all week with an abdomen injury and was listed as questionable, adding uncertainty to the Saints’ pass-catching options.
• Linebacker Pete Werner was listed as questionable but expected to be a gametime decision, with head coach Kellen Moore indicating his availability would be determined closer to kickoff.
• Rookie defensive lineman Miller, sidelined by a toe injury for two weeks, was noted as a surprise inactives list, while tight end Treyton Welch and cornerback Jayden Price were also among players who did not participate earlier in the week but were cleared to participate.