The Falcons started the year 1-2, but have gotten hot since and now lead the NFC South after a big road win against the rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday....
Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson takes the ball from Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins during the first half of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in Tampa. head to Atlanta to take on the Falcons during the early window Sunday. The Cowboys are looking to bounce back from aThe Falcons started the year 1-2 but have gotten hot since and now lead the NFC South after a big road win against the rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.
Cousins, who joined the team in March after six seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, has played well in the team’s opening eight games. He is third in the NFL with 2106 passing yards and has a 68.3% completion percentage. His 14 passing touchdowns are tied for fifth in the league and he has thrown seven interceptions.Cousins has been at his best in the team’s two wins over Tampa Bay, their main rival for the division title.
Pitts has rediscovered his rookie form and is fourth in receiving among tight ends this season. Last week against Tampa Bay, he had his best game since 2021 with four catches for 91 yards and two touchdowns in a big road win.The Falcons are dead-last in the NFL in sacks, having brought down the quarterback just six times in their first eight games. There are eight individual players across the league with more sacks than the Falcons.
Their team leaders in sacks, Matthew Judon and Grady Jarrett, each have just 1.5 sacks through eight team games. As a unit, the Falcons pressure opposing quarterbacks on just 14.4% of dropbacks, the fourth-worst rate in the league.The Falcons’ other big offseason addition was head coach Raheem Morris, who has made the most of his return to the Falcons after three seasons and a Super Bowl win as the defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams.
Daniel Jones, benched in a blowout loss to Philadelphia last week, completed 24 of 38 passes for 264 yards and a late interceptionThe SportsDay staff is a team of editors and producers on the sports desk who create content for The Dallas Morning News.
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