The Atlanta Falcons suffered an embarrassing week one loss to their arch rivals the New Orleans Saints. Atlanta inexcusably blew a 16 point fourth quarter lead to break their fans hearts once again. It is the 8th time since Superbowl 51, the Falcons have blown a double digit lead. The team can change quarterbacks, players and coaches, but the club's inability to put games away seems ingrained in their DNA. Atlanta has lost 10 of their last 16 games, in which they have led after 3 quarters of play. The Falcons are 5-3 in games they have held a 15 point lead after three quarters over the last 3 seasons, compared to the rest of the NFL, who are 245-2-1 in said games. The Game Atlanta opened the game with a 10 play drive that ended with a Younghoe Koo 54 yard field goal. Taysom Hill scored the opening touchdown of the game with an 11 yard rush, Hill had set up the Saints in the redzone with a 57 yard power run two plays earlier. 7-3 Saints. Olamide Zaccheaus gifted possession to New Or...
This coming Sunday, the Atlanta Falcons welcome divisional foe Tampa Bay Buccaneers to town. The all time series record is tied at 28-28. Tampa arrive with the greatest quarterback of all time under center. Tom Brady has won 7 Superbowls and at 44 years old, he is playing as good as ever. He is 9-0 all time against the Atlanta Falcons including the win in Superbowl 51; a defeat that will haunt this franchise forever. The Buccaneers currently hold the NFCs #3 seed with an 8-3 record and the Falcons sit outside the playoffs at 5-6 due to Washington the #7 seed having the tie breaker over them. Head to Head The Buccaneers rank 5th in terms of turnover differential with +8. The Falcons rank 28th with -7. This is an area Atlanta must win on Sunday if they are to pull off an upset win. Tampa Bay are 3-3 on the road so far this season whereas the Falcons are 0-4 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. In their encounter earlier in the season, the Buccaneers ran out 48-25 winners. The score was inflated...
A Jalen Ramsey end zone interception sealed a nail-biting victory for the Los Angeles Rams as the Atlanta Falcons came dangerously close to pulling off an incredible win in SoFi Stadium. The Atlanta Falcons fought hard against the Los Angeles Rams, but their second half comeback fell short. Atlanta falls to 0-2 in the NFC South, and they will stay on the west coast, facing the Seattle Seahawks on the road next Sunday. Although Sunday ended it defeat, the Falcons showed their 2022 squad has a lot more character, than recent Falcons teams have had. The Game A promising opening Falcons drive stuttered near the Rams redzone, when Bobby Wagner rushed untouched through the B gap and sacked Marcus Mariota. Younghoe Koo missed his resulting 44 yard field goal on 4th down. A brilliantly choreographed Rams drive was capped off with a 1 yard touchdown grab by Allen Robinson, who beat AJ Terrell with a fade route. Terrell was beaten with ease and has been a concern through two weeks. Rams done a g...
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