MADRID – The Atlanta Falcons head across the pond on Sunday for an early-morning game against the Cincinnati Bengals in a matchup that could deliver fireworks. Quarterback Joe Burrow leads an explosive offense that ranks second in the NFL in scoring (29.2 points per game) and has scored 30 or more points in all three of its consecutive wins.
Those familiar with the Atlanta Falcons know that this is a roller coaster of a franchise. Taking it back to just last year, think about how they beat Super Bowl contenders like the Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills, and Los Angeles Rams.
The Atlanta Falcons are getting set to face the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 9 in Madrid, but they are going to have to shuffle around their backfield plans ahead of this matchup.
All week long, the consensus from the coaching staff was that star second-year pass rusher James Pearce Jr. was good to play against the Bengals after being reinstated from his suspension.
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The Atlanta Falcons are gearing up for a huge international game this weekend. Atlanta will face off against Cincinnati from Madrid in a game that must feel like a must-win for both teams.
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The Atlanta Falcons are in pretty unique territory. After playing a monsoon of a road game in a history-making 16-0 road loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Atlanta has gone abroad. On Sunday, the Falcons (3-5) face the Cincinnati Bengals (5-2) in the NFL’s second-ever game in Madrid, Spain, for a Week 9 NFC versus AFC clash.
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Kevin Stefanski had already announced that defensive end Samson Ebukam wouldn’t travel with the Falcons to face the Bengals in Madrid after suffering a hamstring injury.
The Atlanta Falcons announced they have placed DE Samson Ebukam on injured reserve. Ebukam, 31, is a former fourth-round pick of the Rams back in 2017.
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On Monday, Kevin Stefanski announced that Samson Ebukam and Zachariah Branch are both dealing with hamstring injuries. Neither will be available when the team travels to Madrid to face the Cincinnati Bengals.
The Atlanta Falcons released OLBs Jared Ivey and Drake Jackson on Monday, per Tori McElhaney of the team website. Ivey was on the 53-man roster and Jackson was on the practice squad. Jackson, 25, was a second-round pick by the 49ers in the 2022 NFL Draft.
The Falcons fell to 3-5 on the season when they suffered a 16-0 loss to a Buccaneers side that completed zero passes in driving rain at Tampa Bay's Raymond James Stadium on Sunday afternoon.