Yahoo Sports Saints vs. Broncos live updates: Predictions, TV info, ‘Thursday Night Football’ Week 7
The New Orleans Saints and Denver Broncos will meet on a quick turnaround on "Thursday Night Football" to begin Week 7.
Both teams are coming off divisional losses and are eager to return to the win column. The Saints (2-4) are coming off another rough loss, this time to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Saints allowed 51 points to the Buccaneers, and Spencer Rattler made his first career NFL start in place of injured Derek Carr.
The Saints rookie quarterback has his hands full against the Broncos defense, which ranks fourth in yards per game allowed. However, Denver will be without star cornerback Patrick Surtain II, who suffered a concussion on the first defensive snap in Denver's Week 6 loss. New Orleans has lost four in a row after opening the season with two blowout wins.
Denver's offense has been inconsistent with rookie quarterback Bo Nix. They have been held scoreless in the first half of three of its six matchups this season. Head coach Sean Payton will be on the opposing sideline for the first time against the Saints after coaching New Orleans for 15 seasons.
USA TODAY Sports will provide live updates, highlights, and more from the Week 7 "Thursday Night Football" matchup below:
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Saints vs. Broncos start time
Date: Thursday, October 17, 2024
Time: 8:15 p.m. ET
The Saints and Broncos game will kick off Week 7 of the 2024 NFL season with "Thursday Night Football" at 8:15 p.m. ET.
Saints vs. Broncos TV Channel
Live stream: Amazon Prime Video
"Thursday Night Football" will exclusively stream on Amazon Prime Video.
Watch "Thursday Night Football" with a Prime Video subscription
Saints vs. Broncos odds, moneyline, over/under
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Spread: Broncos (-3)
Moneyline: Broncos (-150); Saints (+125)
Over/under: 37
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Saints vs. Broncos predictions, picks
Here are the USA TODAY Sports staff’s predictions for the “Thursday Night Football” Week 7 matchup:
Lorenzo Reyes: Broncos 17, Saints 13
Tyler Dragon: Saints 20, Broncos 17
Richard Morin: Broncos 33, Saints 32
Jordan Mendoza: Broncos 22, Saints 20
NFC South standings
The Saints enter the Week 7 “TNF” showdown in third place in the NFC South. With a win tonight New Orleans would still remain in third.
Falcons 4-2
Buccaneers 4-2
Saints 2-4
Panthers 1-5
AFC West standings
The Broncos enter the Week 7 “TNF” showdown in third place in the AFC West.
Chiefs 5-0
Chargers 3-2
Broncos 3-3
Raiders 2-4
Saints vs. Broncos weather update
It's going to be a clear night in New Orleans with a high of 64 degrees at kickoff and a low of 61 degrees at midnight. According to the Weather Channel, winds will max out at five mph while chances of precipitation are at 0% for the entire game. The game will be played indoors in the Caesars Superdome where the weather will have no effect.
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Who are the Thursday Night Football announcers for Amazon Prime Video?
Al Michaels (play-by-play) and Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) will be in the broadcast booth for Prime Video, with Kaylee Hartung (sideline) and Terry McAulay (rules analyst) providing additional coverage.
The Prime Video pregame, halftime and postgame shows feature Charissa Thompson as host, as well as former NFL players Ryan Fitzpatrick, Tony Gonzalez, Richard Sherman and Andrew Whitworth as analysts.
Taylor Rooks is the feature reporter for Prime Video's "Thursday Night Football" coverage. Albert Breer provides reports and analysis.
New Orleans Saints injury report
OUT
QB Derek Carr
TE Taysom Hill
WR Chris Olave
WR Rashid Shaheed (IR)
LB Pete Werner
RB Jordan Mims
DT Khalen Saunders
G Cesar Ruiz
Denver Broncos injury report
OUT
CB Pat Surtain II
QB Zach Wilson (emergency third QB)
CB Kris Abrams-Draine
T Alex Palczewski
TE Greg Dulcich
EDGE Dondrea Tillman
DL Eyioma Uwazurike
Saints vs. Broncos history
These interconference opponents have met twelve times in history. The Broncos lead the matchup all-time with a 9-3 record. The most recent matchup was in November 2020 where the Saints were victorious in a 31-3 romp on the road in Denver. The quarterback matchup that day was Taysom Hill for the Saints and Kendall Hinton for the Broncos. Hill started for the injured Drew Brese and Hinton was famously remembered as the practice squad receiver who was forced into action when all of Denver’s quarterbacks were put on the Covid-19 list.
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