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What a difference a couple of weeks can make. After the first two games of the season, the Atlanta Falcons were left for dead by analysts, pundits, and a significant portion of their own fanbase. They were 0-2, Cooper Rush had played like one of the worst quarterbacks in the league, and the entire operation […]
The Baltimore Ravens are currently gearing up for their upcoming road game against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday evening. The Ravens are coming into this game with star quarterback Lamar Jackson’s status in doubt after he missed the second half of last week’s win over the Tennessee Titans due to an ankle injury. However, recently, […] The post Ravens’ Lamar Jackson missing from practice amid conflicting reports appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Week 4 came to a close with a huge statement win by the Atlanta Falcons and a big fantasy performance from star running back Bijan Robinson. While Robinson's performance wasn't a surprise to fantasy managers, the performance of Falcons backup Brian Robinson Jr. (62 yards, 3 TDs) might have been.
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense started the year strong. It halted the Falcons throughout the Week 1 win with a couple of massive turnovers, then forced two more to keep the game close against New England in Week 2. However, the last two weeks against Cincinnati and Cleveland haven’t been as impressive. Especially the latter, in […]
It’s clear the New Orleans Saints must invest in their young talent, and it’s time to see some of these players start over the veterans in front of them. DT Christen Miller Somehow, Miller was a healthy scratch against the Falcons. A poor decision that made little sense then. Miller could have helped defend Bijan […]
After looking hopeless in the first two weeks of the season, the Falcons have suddenly become one of the league’s more prolific scoring teams. Getting Michael Penix Jr. back on the field was necessary for the offense to start functioning at a professional level. Since his return, the team has produced two incredibly impressive road […]
The New Orleans Saints got embarrassed in front of a national audience in Week 4. New Orleans got crushed 45-24 by Atlanta on Monday Night Football. Will one lingering injury from that game carry over into Week 5? Saints quarterback Tyler Shough shrugged off concerns about his left hand injury ahead of Week 5. He […] The post Saints QB Tyler Shough sweeps hand injury under rug after wearing wrap during Falcons game appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Houston and Detroit have allowed a combined 1,659 receiving yards to wide receivers.
Skip Bayless has made a bold statement about Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson after another dominant performance under the Monday night spotlight. The former NFL analyst believes the young star is beginning to make a case that puts him in rare company among the greatest running backs in league history. Robinson delivered another spectacular […] The post Skip Bayless Has Bold Take About Falcons RB Bijan Robinson appeared first on Gridiron Heroics .
Falcons Falcons S Jessie Bates believes that the team is completely different when QB Michael Penix Jr. is in the lineup. “We just want to show the world who we can be,” Bates said, via Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com. “The first two weeks were not up to our standards. Obviously, when you got [Penix] back […] The post NFC Notes: Michael Penix Jr., Tyler Shough, Falcons, Panthers, Saints appeared first on NFLTradeRumors.co .
The Falcons dominated the Saints on Monday Night Football and are averaging 40 points a game with Michael Penix Jr. at quarterback. Atlanta is surging, and Kevin Knight is joined by Tre’Shon Diaz to discuss why the team’s recent success has the attention of everyone in the NFL heading into a Sunday Night Football matchup […]
The Atlanta Falcons came up big in primetime once again, throttling their rivals in New Orleans. When the hardest part of writing an article is finding “down” players to nitpick, you know it was a good week. Here’s the Week 4, 3 up and 3 down. 3 up Harold Perkins Jr Perkins celebrated his homecoming […]
The New Orleans Saints walked out to boos following their dismal performance versus the Atlanta Falcons. Wednesday saw Chris Olave and Alvin Kamara absent from practice. So the former isn’t anything to worry about, with Saints insider for The Athletic Katherine Terrell citing rest as the reason. But the running back Kamara’s situation sounds concerning. […] The post Chris Olave’s Saints practice absence nothing to worry about, but what about Alvin Kamara? appeared first on ClutchPoints .
It really is amazing what a difference a couple of weeks — and a quarterback — can make for a team. After the first two games, pundits were penciling the Falcons in to draft first overall, which was difficult to argue at the time, given Atlanta had not even made a trip to the red […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Bengals fans and fans across the country. After two composed performances in leading the Falcons to definitive road victories, conversations are changing about Michael Penix Jr. Many were skeptical that he would play […]
When you bludgeon two teams by 20-plus points in primetime in back-to-back weeks, averaging 40 points per game, the national media is going to start talking about you — and that’s been the case a lot for the Falcons over the last couple of days. Bijan Robinson is being discussed as not just an Offensive […]
The NFL MVP award is the most prestigious individual honor any player can receive. It means you were the single most valuable player to your team in the league that season, but unfortunately, it’s become a bit of a quarterback award. It has been over a decade since a non-QB won MVP, but through four […] The post NFL Week 5 MVP Ladder: Bijan Robinson Enters the Fold With Massive MNF Performance appeared first on EssentiallySports .
The Atlanta Falcons had the perfect response to ESPN’s doubters after their dominant Monday night victory over the New Orleans Saints. Atlanta let its performance do the talking, turning a game in which most predictions favored New Orleans into a convincing 45-24 win. The predictions had the Saints entering the matchup as the more likely […] The post Falcons Have Perfect Clapback to ESPN Doubters After Monday Night Football appeared first on Gridiron Heroics .
Sometimes you can’t really pinpoint where everything went wrong with a regime until everybody is out of the building, and now that they’ve all moved on, it’s becoming fair to say Zac Robinson was the reason Raheem Morris and Terry Fontenot are no longer in Atlanta. The former Falcons offensive coordinator was a hot commodity […]
The New Orleans Saints had very little go right in Monday night’s 45-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, but Chris Olave continued to show why he should be considered one of the best wide receivers in the NFL. Olave finished the night with eight receptions for 116 yards on 12 targets. with a long reception […]
The Falcons walked into the locker room at halftime against the Saints up 24-7. It was a total mismatch, and it would have been easy for them to take their foot off the gas and still win the game comfortably. That’s how big the talent gap was on the field on Monday night. Instead, the […]
The New Orleans Saints’ 45-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night felt different. It was completely embarrassing. It was not just another loss. It was a total failure across all three phases on a night that was so special to the city and the fanbase. The Saints had an opportunity to make a […]
Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some of the most common Week 5 fantasy football lineup decisions involve […]
Like most teams around the league, the division has been hit hard with injuries across the board. Whoever overcomes theirs will be the last team standing. This week, those teams were the Falcons and Panthers, who put on a display of offensive firepower. On the other end of the spectrum, you have the Saints and […]
The 49ers are 4-0, but the next four games at Seattle, home for Washington, at Atlanta and home for Las Vegas figure to test San Francisco in ways the first month never did.