The Atlanta Falcons have announced several roster moves ahead of their Sunday Night Football matchup against the Baltimore Ravens at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Atlanta Falcons fans might be rubbing their necks after suffering whiplash from the sudden turnaround. Left for dead after an 0-2 start with journeyman quarterback Cooper Rush at the helm, the Falcons are now the talk of the town after bullying the Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints in consecutive weeks on national television.
The Atlanta Falcons have yet another prime-time game. This time, Sunday night against the Baltimore Ravens. Friday afternoon, it was announced that quarterback Lamar Jackson would miss Sunday night’s game, but that doesn’t mean Atlanta’s challenges have disappeared.
Earlier this week on Pro Football Talk, while they were recapping the Falcons‘ victory over the Saints on Monday Night Football, Mike Florio mentioned
Can Seattle keep it going? Will there be any further separation in the middle of the pack? And will things get even worse for struggling traditional powers like Green Bay? Let’s get to the games.
How many of the active NFL wide receivers to rush for a touchdown can you name in seven minutes?
It turns out Jesse Minter didn't need to wait until the weekend to reveal Jackson's status for the Week 5 contest.
Offense is the name of the game in the modern NFL, and offensive play callers have never been more creative. Here's a look at the top NFL play-callers from 1-32 early in the 2022 season.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
During Friday's edition of "The Pat McAfee Show," league insider Ian Rapoport of NFL Network/ESPN shared an expected update regarding Jackson's status for the Falcons game.
Every NFL team tries to build a dynasty and win Super Bowls, but only a select few in NFL history have found such consistency. Over the next five years, these are the teams that have the best chance at ultimate success.
Bijan Robinson has pretty much solidified any debate about who the best running back in football is right now with his last two performances in primetime.
The Atlanta Falcons are riding the momentum of their best offensive stretch in a decade, and running back Brian Robinson Jr. played a major role in getting them there.
The Atlanta Falcons took a chance on Harold Perkins Jr despite his struggles in his last season of college. While it wasn’t a big risk as they took him in the sixth-round of the 2026 NFL Draft, it wouldn’t have mattered anyway as Perkins Jr is making Atlanta look smart for taking him.
When it comes to primetime, Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson has been at his best. And he’s getting plenty of love for his performances. Furthermore, he got a “best in the game” claim from Ravens’ star running back Derrick Henry, according to a post on X by Jamison Hensley.
Before the season started, new Atlanta Falcons general manager Ian Cunningham made a trade with his former team. He sent defensive back Clark Phillips III to Chicago with a 2027 fifth-round pick in exchange for defensive tackle Gervon Dexter Sr.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
The Atlanta Falcons defense has been one of the best in the league, but they’ve had to do it without star cornerback A.J. Terrell Jr. With him out and the defense having to rely on a rotation of defensive backs, could this be rookie cornerback Aveion Terrell’s moment to shine, and does Atlanta need him to?
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 zone.
Jackson's status continues to hover over the Ravens as they prepare to take on the Falcons in Week 5.
It's beginning to look like it will be "The Derrick Henry Show" on Sunday in primetime when the Baltimore Ravens travel to the Atlanta Falcons.
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.
Each week, Yardbarker previews prime-time NFL games on Thursday, Sunday and Monday nights, predicting the result of each. Here are our Week 5 picks.
How many of the most recent pair of teammates to rush for two touchdowns each in the same game for each NFL franchise can you name in eight minutes?
The fact that Monday's matchup commemorated the 20th anniversary of the reopening of the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina likely made the double-digit loss sting that much more for New Orleans fans.
The Falcons notched a relatively easy 45-24 win that improved them to 2-2, and that could be viewed as a warning for the rest of the NFL regarding how the Atlanta offense can play with Penix serving as its starting QB.
The Falcons spoiled the Saints' fun by notching a 45-24 blowout win that dropped New Orleans to 1-3 on the season.
The Atlanta Falcons entered a tough road environment on "Monday Night Football" and came away with a statement 45-24 win over the division rival New Orleans Saints.
Per D. Orlando Ledbetter, the Falcons are elevating S Jammie Robinson from the practice squad to the active roster for Week 4’s game against the Saints.
How many of the players to accumulate at least 190 receiving yards in an NFL game without reaching the end zone in the Super Bowl Era (since 1966) can you name in five minutes?
Quarterback Michael Penix Jr. earned at least a second straight start after he helped the Atlanta Falcons notch an impressive 35-14 win over the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field.
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