For the second year, Falcons punter Bradley Pinion is taking part in the "Punts for Purpose" initiative he started with his wife, aimed at helping mothers and babies in the developing world.
With a historically-bad pass rush, the Falcons offer opposing offenses time to throw and acres of space to throw into. That combination has led to a 71.6% completion rate, last in the NFL, yet the Falcons rank first in depth of target. Essentially, the Falcons scheme is the prevent defense.
A pair of top NFL insiders suggest that the next six weeks are make-or-break for Kirk Cousins and his tenure with the Atlanta Falcons.
Kirk Cousins has completed 68.1 percent of his pass attempts for 2,807 yards, 17 touchdowns and nine interceptions. Since they have the head-to-head tiebreaker, the Falcons are essentially two games up on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for tops in the NFC South.
Shortly after the Atlanta Falcons selected quarterback Michael Penix Jr. via the eighth overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft, reporters and analysts noted that Atlanta could make Kirk Cousins available to other clubs following the ongoing season.
The Los Angeles Chargers and Atlanta Falcons play Sunday, Dec. 1, at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium in a game on the NFL Week 13 schedule. Which team will win the NFL Week 13 game? Check out these NFL Week 13 picks and NFL Week 13 predictions for the ...
One NFL moment that has shaped leadership approaches was when Doug Pederson, the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, called the “Philly Special” during Super Bowl LII. “It was totally unexpected, risky, and honestly, the kind of play that could have gone terribly wrong,” says Mushfiq Sarker, the CEO of Texas-based agency LaGrande Marketing.
The Los Angeles Chargers are fresh off a Monday night defeat at the hands of John Harbaugh and the Baltimore Ravens. Now, they get another bird team, the Atlanta Falcons in Week 13 as both teams look to maintain pace in their respective conference playoff races.
Hoping to put themselves in position to play 'championship football,' the Atlanta Falcons spent their bye week searching for answers.