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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – Saints head coach Sean Payton was asked, after practice Thursday, about the trash talking going on between Saints and Falcons players.

On Monday, Saints cornerback Keenan Lewis said, Sunday would be the Falcons “funeral”.

Falcons wide receiver Roddy White responded, “When the ball kicks off and we start to tangle, get it up and mix around and mingle out there, then we’ll see who has the better team and that end of the game… That is all that is going to matter.”

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Kickoff is noon at the Superdome. The Saints can win the NFC South if they beat the Falcons, and the Browns win at Carolina.

Three Saints missed practice Thursday according to the injury report the Saints filed with the NFL. They are defensive end Akiem Hicks (ankle), offensive tackle Terron Armstead (neck), and safety Jamarca Sanford (hamstring).