DL 2522 then DL 9936 at Atlanta
New Orleans → Atlanta → Santa Clara
Timetable, Atlanta time
10:15DL 2522 from New Orleans at the gate
09:30DL 9936 to Santa Clara leaves the gate
23 h 15 apart on the timetable, overnight
DL 9936 leaves 23 h 15 after DL 2522 arrives on the timetable: more than half a day, so not a connection we count.