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The San Francisco 49ers pulled off a big 20-10 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday Night Football, improving to 5-2 as they got tight end George Kittle back for the first time since Week 1. However, the bad injury news continued for the 49ers, as head coach Kyle Shanahan revealed that defensive end Bryce […]
Here are some numbers that will be important shortly. These concern a few players on the Atlanta Falcons after their two-game win streak over the Washington Commanders and Buffalo Bills, respectively. Let’s start with quarterback Michael Penix Jr. Going into the Sunday Night game against the San Francisco 49ers, Penix threw 20-32 (62.5 percent completions), […]
Week 7 in Atlanta, consecutive game number 88 for me, was everything the personal side of me wanted but everything the fan side of me did not. I flew in Sunday morning, where my friend LeShawn graciously picked me up from the airport and dropped me at my hotel so I didn’t have to deal with […]
Today was the deadline for first-round picks in the 2022 NBA Draft to reach rookie extensions with their respective teams, and the big player that met the criteria for Atlanta was last year’s Defensive Player of the Year runner up and reigning Most Improved Player, Dyson Daniels. With a few hours to spare, Shams Charania […]
After an emotional Week 6 loss to Tampa Bay, the San Francisco 49ers returned to their winning ways with a 20-10 win on Sunday Night Football over the Atlanta Falcons. The win moves the 49ers to 5-2 in what was their most impressive win on the season so far. Defensive coordinator Robert Saleh had his […]
It certainly wasn’t a pretty effort, but the snap counts wait for no man. Offense Michael Penix Jr.: 65 Jake Matthews: 65 Matthew Bergeron: 65 Ryan Neuzil: 65 Chris Lindstrom: 65 Elijah Wilkinson: 65 Drake London: 64 Bijan Robinson: 57 Darnell Mooney: 54 Kyle Pitts: 53 Charlie Woerner: 38 David Sills V: 29 Tyler Allgeier: […]
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Mac Jones earned one of the escalators in his contract after helping the team win on Sunday Night against the Atlanta Falcons. Jones made $400,000 since that was his fourth win of the season. Jones can continue to earn more incentives, so long as he remains on the field. Of course, […]
The San Francisco 49ers beat the Atlanta Falcons 20-10 at home on Sunday Night Football, improving to 5-2 on the season and 4-1 with backup quarterback Mac Jones at the helm. It was expected to be a tough game for the 49ers, as the Falcons had just beaten the Buffalo Bills 24-14 and seemed to […]
The Buffalo Bills entered their bye week on a two-game losing streak that included disappointing losses to the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons. Quarterback Josh Allen and company now have to try and get back on track in Week 8, but their opponent has been on a bit of an unexpected win streak. The […]
The pervading narrative about the Buffalo Bills is that recent stumbles have thrown up some red flags about this year’s team. The 4-0 start against losing teams wasn’t very impressive, and the back-to-back losses against the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons exposed vulnerabilities in a defense that’s regressed and an offense that’s lost its […]
The Atlanta Falcons like things to go smoothly, but when they don’t, they often struggle to look like a competent NFL team. Faced with a well-coached 49ers team that was intent on taking away the run, rattling Michael Penix Jr., and running the ball down Atlanta’s throats, the Falcons appeared to be daydreaming about a […]
33 years ago: Devon White made the best catch I’ve ever seen. The Jays won the game, 3-2, taking a 2 to 1 lead in the series. Without that catch, we likely wouldn’t have won the game (two runs would have been scored, and the Braves would have had a runner in scoring position with […]
This is the second of a series of roundtable questions I’m asking the staff here at Peachtree Hoops about the Hawks this upcoming season. The first roundtable can be found here. The second question: what is the best lineup the Hawks could use to close a game? Wes: I’m going to cheat and give you […]
Yes, there were actually some highlights from Sunday night’s loss to the 49ers. Kaden Elliss INT gives much-needed spark vs. 49ers As the San Francisco 49ers came out after Atlanta’s field goal and NBC broadcaster Mike Tirico informed the NFL world that Divine Deablo had left the game, my heart sank. Immediately, Kyle Shanahan started […]
Kaden Elliss INT gives much-needed spark vs. 49ers As the San Francisco 49ers came out after Atlanta’s field goal and NBC broadcaster Mike Tirico informed the NFL world that Divine Deablo had left the game, my heart sank. Immediately, Kyle Shanahan started running plays and throwing routes directly where fill-in second-year linebacker JD Bertrand was. […]
Most Rams fans were rooting for the Atlanta Falcons to beat the 49ers on Sunday night, but instead Mac Jones improved his record to 4-1 and San Francisco stayed in first place. On the bright side, the Falcons dropped to 3-3 and that means that L.A.’s first round pick from Atlanta next year got a […]
The Atlanta Falcons sputtered on primetime and couldn’t keep their hype train rolling. The offense is a mystery box every drive, but the defense managed to put up a fight with one of their strongest soldiers MIA. Here’s the Week 7 Snap Reactions. Devine Deablo goes down The Falcons new star linebacker and key defensive […]
The Jacksonville Jaguars and Atlanta Falcons both had missions on behalf of the Seattle Seahawks, whether they knew they were a part of the mission or not: Beat Seattle’s division rivals. Jacksonville had a “home game” in London against the Los Angeles Rams, who were missing Puka Nacua, while the Falcons were on the road […]
The Falcons fell to 3-3 after a 20-10 drubbing at the hands of the 49ers. Kevin Knight breaks down the loss, including the horrid offensive performance, the offensive line’s worst game of the year, Zac Robinson’s persistent issues, potentially big injuries to Divine Deablo and Michael Penix, and a whole lot more. Fellow Falcoholics, welcome […]
The Atlanta Falcons knew they’d have to stop Christian McCaffrey, and they knew they’d need to attack a vulnerable San Francisco linebacker corps and secondary. While there were moments, and even long stretches where the defense held up despite the loss of Divine Deablo, they didn’t do any of that on a consistent basis. They […]
The San Francisco 49ers forced a three-and-out on the first drive of the game, thanks to a Robert Saleh blitz. The offense answered with a 9-play drive of their own with a couple of impressive rushes by Brian Robinson. However, Mac Jones couldn’t connect with Jauan Jennings on 3rd & 9. The Falcons hit a […]
The 3-2 Atlanta Falcons are coming off an impressive Monday Night Football win over the Buffalo Bills at home. Now, Atlanta travels across the country on a short week to take on the 4-2 San Francisco 49ers. Despite both teams boasting winning records, they have a combined point differential of -3. You generally want to […]
The San Francisco 49ers host the Atlanta Falcons tonight in the Bay Area. These teams are fighting for a shot in their respective divisions. Will the 49ers pull out the win at home? Can the Falcons avoid giving in to their true nature? Let’s tune in and find out! Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers Levi’s Stadium […]
The NFL Week 7 slate of Sunday games will cap off with a Sunday Night Football matchup between the Atlanta Falcons (3-2) and San Francisco 49ers (4-2). The 49ers lead the all-time regular season series between these teams, 47-32-1, but the Falcons have won three of their four most-recent meetings. They last faced off back […]
Week 7 Sunday Night Football. Tonight we have an NFC matchup. The 4-2 San Francisco 49ers host the 3-2 Atlanta Falcons. The Atlanta Falcons come into this game winners of two straight games, against 2024 playoff teams the Buffalo Bills and the Washington Commanders. They have beaten three 2024 playoff teams and lost by just […]