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Atlanta Falcons Week 18 Starting Quarterback Revealed

Originally posted on Gridiron Heroics | By John Galletley | Last updated 1/7/24

The Atlanta Falcons have a critical game in Week 18 against the New Orleans Saints. To have any chance at making the playoffs, they will have to win this game. Now, the Falcons have revealed a critical update about their quarterback situation for Week 18.

Desmond Ridder Starts, Taylor Heinicke Is Out

According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Atlanta Falcons are going with QB Desmond Ridder in Week 18. Veteran QB Taylor Heinicke will be inactive today. Officially, he is listed as the third-string emergency quarterback for today’s game.

In Week 16, Heinicke suffered an ankle injury. Before Week 17’s game against the Chicago Bears, Heinicke was trying to play through said injury. He managed to start that game but ended up being taken out in the middle of it due to an ankle injury. Now, Heinicke is not able to play through it for today’s game.

Atlanta Falcons Moving Forward

As mentioned above, the Falcons have to win this game to have any chance of making the playoffs. The most realistic way Atlanta can make the playoffs is by winning the NFC South . To do that, they have to win this game and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have to lose to the Carolina Panthers.

This article first appeared on Gridiron Heroics and was syndicated with permission.

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