<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/falcons-overreactions-after-victory-over-panthers');   ga('set', 'title', '5 Falcons overreactions after victory over Panthers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/5-Falcons-overreactions-after-victory-over-Panthers.jpg"></figure><h1>5 Falcons overreactions after victory over Panthers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T14:01:24-07:00">October 15th, 2:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T14:01:24-07:00">October 15th, 2:01pm</time><address><a>Shane Shoemaker</a>Shane Shoemaker is an Associate Editor and Editorial writer for ClutchPoints, covering a wide range of sports and entertainment topics. Shane is a lifelong Tennessean yet refuses allegiance to any Tennessee-based teams. He's a graduate from the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga with a BA in Communications/Journalism. There's a good chance he'll never let you forget the Atlanta Braves won the 2021 World Series.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Falcons (4-2) picked up their fourth victory of the season against the Carolina Panthers (1-5) on Sunday, solidifying first place in the NFC South. Three of the Falcons’ first six games this season have been against divisional foes, and in each one, Atlanta has come out on top. The win over the Panthers was their most dominant against any team. For the first time this season, the Falcons didn’t have to rely on a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-stats-show-improbability-all-3-falcons-wins-this-season">late comeback to secure a victory</a>.</p><p>After taking a 15-10 lead on a Bijan Robinson 7-yard touchdown run with a little over six minutes left in the first half, the Falcons never looked back. They allowed Carolina just 10 more points for the rest of the game, including only three in the second half.</p><p>The last two games have shown more of the Atlanta team everyone expected this season, which understandably has Falcons fans excited. It has also sparked overreactions from fans and pundits alike about this year’s team. So with that said, let’s get into five of them after their win over Carolina.</p><h2><b>This is the Falcons offense that was expected</b></h2><p>For the second week in a row, the Atlanta Falcons’ offense looked much like what many were expecting with the arrival of Kirk Cousins—even though he didn’t have to do too much against the Panthers.</p><p>Cousins completed 19 of 30 passes for 225 yards and one touchdown. However, it was the Falcons’ running game that took charge, racking up 198 yards and three touchdowns on the ground.</p><p>This was a stark contrast to the previous week when Cousins threw for over 500 yards in an overtime win against the Buccaneers. And that’s okay. This offense doesn’t need to be one-dimensional. Proving they can effectively run the ball—something they hadn’t done too well this season—is key. It allows them to avoid constantly relying on the passing game while controlling the clock.</p><p>However, it’s worth noting this performance came against a beat up Panthers squad that’s been struggling, particularly on defense. While it’s encouraging that Atlanta avoided a letdown against a weaker opponent, the offense is still in its early stages, though much improved from Week 1.</p><h2><b>Tyler Allgeier proved he’s the best running back on the team</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Falcons-Tyler-Allgeier-running-against-Panthers.jpg"><figcaption>© Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Speaking of the run game, both Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier had big days, and fairly even ones at that. Allgeier led with 18 carries for 105 yards and a touchdown, while Robinson tallied 15 carries for 95 yards and two touchdowns.</p><p>Allgeier had just three carries in Week 1, but since then, he’s seen at least six carries or more in every game. After his standout performance against the Saints—where he was bouncing off defenders—many began to wonder if Allgeier, not Robinson, should be considered the Falcons’ No. 1 running back and whether he simply needed more touches.</p><p>Well, Allgeier posted a season-high in both carries and yards on Sunday against the Panthers, adding his first touchdown of the season while yet again running his way through tacklers. Does this mean he’ll start getting the bulk of the load? He’s certainly been seeing more action over the last few weeks. It’s something to keep an eye on, though Robinson nearly matched him in production on Sunday, and that was with an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-bijan-robinson-shoots-down-injury-concerns-with-practice-return">apparent hamstring issue</a>.</p><h2><b>A.J. Terrell will have more interceptions this season</b></h2><p>A.J. Terrell did something on Sunday that he hadn’t done since Jan. 2, 2022—make an interception. And it couldn’t have come at a better time. The Panthers were deep in Atlanta territory, trailing just 28-20, when Terrell picked off Andy Dalton.</p><p>Coming into the season, Terrell had just four career interceptions to his name, and as mentioned, he was nearing a two-year drought without one. He also entered the season with a new four-year, $81 million extension. However, he’s been a bit rusty so far this year. Terrell currently <a href="https://www.pff.com/nfl/grades/position/cb" rel="noopener">ranks</a> just inside the top 40 cornerbacks in the NFL, with a Pro Football Focus defensive grade of 67.5, down from last year’s 74.6. His coverage grade ranks 49th at 64.1.</p><p>This could be the confidence-boosting game Terrell needed this season. But with other ball hawks like Jessie Bates III and Justin Simmons in the Falcons’ secondary, it’s unlikely Terrell will suddenly become a frequent playmaker in terms of interceptions—he’s just not that type of corner.</p><h2><b>Kyle Pitts is a bust</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Falcons-Kyle-Pitts-against-Panthers.jpg"><figcaption>© Bob Donnan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Is it time to finally consider Kyle Pitts a bust? Many believed that all he needed was a better quarterback to start taking off. Now, with Kirk Cousins—who has a history of utilizing tight ends effectively—there were high hopes for Pitts’ production. However, after six games, Pitts has just 18 catches on 28 targets for 263 yards and only one touchdown.</p><p>Pitts did have a flash of potential against the Panthers, breaking off a 52-yard reception that nearly resulted in a touchdown. But that was one of only three catches for 70 yards on the day. While it’s not a terrible performance by NFL standards, it remains concerning that Pitts hasn’t developed into the dominant player many expected when he came out of college. His lone score this season came back in Week 1.</p><p>Pitts is 6th in receiving yards for tight ends and 8th in yards per reception (14.6).</p><h2><b>The Falcons are now going to win the NFC South, without a doubt</b></h2><p>So far, it’s been a clean sweep for the Falcons over their NFC South rivals, which has led to the major overreaction that the NFC South division is all but theirs for the taking. With a hot start in divisional play, Atlanta fans and pundits alike are buzzing with optimism.</p><p>However, while this is a new-look Falcons team, it’s important to remember that the Buccaneers, winners of the last three division titles, are still very much in the mix. Plus, the Falcons haven’t finished with a winning record in division play since 2019, when they <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/falcons-record-vs-nfc-south-2019" rel="noopener">went 4-2</a>.</p><p>Additionally, Atlanta now faces the challenge of playing on the road against the tougher of division opponents in New Orleans and Tampa Bay, while hosting Carolina to end the regular season. While things look promising for the Falcons, the division is far from locked up.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

5 Falcons overreactions after victory over Panthers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/falcons-news-bijan-robinson-shoots-down-injury-concerns-with-practice-return');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bijan Robinson shoots down injury concerns with Falcons practice return');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Falcons-news-Bijan-Robinson-shoots-down-injury-concerns-with-practice-return.jpg"></figure><h1>Bijan Robinson shoots down injury concerns with Falcons practice return</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-11T12:35:18-07:00">October 11th, 12:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-11T12:35:18-07:00">October 11th, 12:35pm</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Falcons are starting to find their rhythm. Atlanta started the 2024 NFL season a little bit slow, but they are now on a two-game winning streak. The Falcons have a chance to make a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/atlanta-falcons-bold-predictions-for-week-6-vs-panthers">huge leap forward with a win against the Panthers on Sunday</a>. They will have one of their best offensive players ready to play despite an injury scare late in the week.</p><p>Falcons head coach Raheem Morris said Friday that RB Bijan Robinson <a href="https://x.com/marcraimondi/status/1844798309078065501" rel="noopener">is good to go for Week 6</a>, per ESPN’s Marc Raimondi. Robinson was a full participant in Friday’s practice and is ready to roll with teh Falcons on Sunday.</p><p>This is great news for Atlanta, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-bijan-robinson-reappears-injury-report-hamstring-issue">especially after Bijan’s injury scare earlier this week</a>. Robinson appeared on the Falcons injury report with a hamstring injury on Thursday, which raised some eyebrows. <a href="https://x.com/jjones9/status/1844468223384879136" rel="noopener">He was officially listed as limited</a> for Thursday’s practice, per Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports.</p><p>Robinson has yet to have a truly elite performance in 2024. He has logged 67 carries for 285 yards and one touchdown through five games. It is still clear that Bijan is due for a big performance, and the Panthers are just the team to give it to him.</p><p>The Falcons would be wise to feed Bijan Robinson the ball early and often against the Panthers on Sunday.</p><h2><b>Falcons preparing for crucial Week 6 matchup against Panthers </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Bijan-Robinson.jpg"><figcaption>Dale Zanine-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Falcons have a golden opportunity to take over in the NFC South <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-vs-panthers-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-week-6">with a win against the Panthers on Sunday</a>.</p><p>Atlanta is currently 3-2 and sitting at the top of the division with Tampa Bay. If the Falcons could choose any team in the NFL to play, they would probably choose the Panthers.</p><p>The Panthers have one of the worst defenses in the NFL and have a questionable quarterback situation. Andy Dalton has played better than Bryce Young, but he is no Joe Flacco. Carolina’s offensive is significantly handicapped and should be fairly easy for the Falcons to stop schematically.</p><p>One important X-factor for this game could be Carolina’s running game against Atlanta’s defense. Chuba Hubbard has been by far the most consistent part of Carolina’s offense through five weeks. If the Falcons can hold up in run defense, that could force Andy Dalton to attempt to win the game with his right arm. That outcome would significantly favor the Falcons.</p><p>The Falcons are six-and-a-half point favorites in this matchup despite playing in Charlotte. Falcons fans should expect a comfortable victory against a division rival on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bijan Robinson shoots down injury concerns with Falcons practice return

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/falcons-news-bijan-robinson-reappears-injury-report-hamstring-issue');   ga('set', 'title', 'Falcons’ Bijan Robinson reappears on injury report with hamstring issue');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Bijan-Robinson-reappears-on-injury-report-with-hamstring-issue.jpg"></figure><h1>Falcons’ Bijan Robinson reappears on injury report with hamstring issue</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-10T14:13:26-07:00">October 10th, 2:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-10T14:13:26-07:00">October 10th, 2:13pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-kirk-cousins-atlanta-edition-you-like-that-celebration-not-as-iconic">Atlanta Falcons are on a two-game win streak</a> and are preparing to face their third straight NFC South foe in Week 6. However, things would become much more difficult for the Falcons if Bijan Robinson were to miss the matchup.</p><p>The star running back was added to Atlanta’s injury report on Thursday <a href="https://x.com/jjones9/status/1844468223384879136" rel="noopener">with a hamstring injury</a>. He was officially listed as limited, via Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports.</p><p>Robinson dealt with a hamstring injury leading up to the Falcons’ Week 5 matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was similarly added to the injury report late in the week and was hit with a limited tag leading up to the game.</p><p>However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-bijan-robinson-full-go-for-tnf-vs-buccaneers-after-injury-update">Robinson still suited up</a> and led the team with 61 rushing yards and 12 carries. The raw numbers aren’t most impressive, but Robinson’s 5.1 yards per carry surely is. As was the Falcons coming away with a 36-30 overtime victory.</p><p>Through the first five weeks of the season, Robinson has gained 285 yards and a touchdown on 67 carries. He’s added another 151 yards through the air on 18 grabs. While it’s not the explosive numbers Atlanta is hoping for, Robinson is still a key focal point of the Falcons’ offense.</p><p>The team ranks 10th in the NFL in total offense, averaging 357.4 yards per game. However, they’ve been largely carried by Kirk Cousins and their passing attack, who rank sixth in the league by averaging 260.6 YPG. In turn, Atlanta’s run game ranks 26th in the league, averaging 96.8 yards per game.</p><p>A healthy and fully utilized Bijan Robinson would certainly help the Falcons’ cause. Their hopeful his situation is similar to Week 5’s and he’ll be on the field against the Carolina Panthers. However, Robinson’s hamstring injury has continued to linger. It’s a situation Atlanta will be closely monitoring for the remainder of the season.</p><p>If Robinson couldn’t suit up, the Falcons would turn to backup Tyler Allgeier.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Falcons’ Bijan Robinson reappears on injury report with hamstring issue

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/falcons-news-atlanta-catches-stray-from-weatherman-reporting-about-hurricane-milton');   ga('set', 'title', 'Falcons catch stray from weatherman reporting about Hurricane Milton');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Falcons-news-Atlanta-catches-stray-from-weatherman-reporting-about-Hurricane-Milton.jpg"></figure><h1>Falcons catch stray from weatherman reporting about Hurricane Milton</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-10T07:18:26-07:00">October 10th, 7:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-10T07:18:26-07:00">October 10th, 7:18am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Falcons have had a solid start to the 2024 NFL season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-drake-london-3-word-message-kirk-cousins-historic-game">Atlanta is 3-2 heading into Week 6</a> and is tied for first place in the NFC South. The Falcons have a chance to get <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/atlanta-falcons-bold-predictions-for-week-6-vs-panthers">another divisional win this weekend against the Panthers</a>. Falcons fans everywhere caught a stray from one Weather Channel reporting who was on the scene covering Hurricane Milton.</p><p>Hurricane Milton smashed into Florida’s west coast on Wednesday night, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-the-drastic-action-tampa-bay-took-saints-matchup-hurricane-milton">making landfall very close to Tampa Bay</a>. One reporter on the ground made a handful of football-related analogies about the storm system. The last of which <a href="https://x.com/joekovacjr/status/1844184393482633489" rel="noopener">included a painful reminder</a> for Falcons fans.</p><p>“Mike we definitely enjoyed the little halftime show that Mother Nature gave us inside Milton,” the reporter said. “But now, we’ve got the second half. I’ve got to remind everyone while might be in the eye right now there’s a lot more to come.”</p><p>The reporter then twisted the knife by reminding Falcons fans about 28-3. “I think back to the Atlanta Falcons. First half Super Bowl winners,” the reporter continued. “We know what happened to the second half when the Patriots came back to life. So do not sleep on the second half of Milton. We are definitely concerned now with the [second-half] surge which continues to rise up.”</p><p>This reporter seemed to have no ill intentions with using the Falcons Super Bowl analogy. It is possible he was simply looking for a relatable example for explaining the eye of the hurricane. That said, it does come off a bit different from someone in the Tampa Bay area, where the division rival Buccaneers reside.</p><h2><b>Stats show improbability of all 3 Falcons wins so far this season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Kirk-Cousins-of-the-Falcons.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>All three of Atlanta’s wins through five weeks have one common thread. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-stats-show-improbability-all-3-falcons-wins-this-season">These games all featured a comeback during the final minutes of regulation</a>.</p><p>The win probabilities for each of those three games is breathtaking. <a href="https://x.com/JeffDuncan_/status/1842053085327155282" rel="noopener">In the final two minutes of each game</a>, these were Atlanta’s win probabilities, per Jeff Duncan of NOLA.com.</p><ul><li>2.4% against the Philadelphia Eagles</li><li>14.5% against the New Orleans Saints</li><li>7.0% against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers</li></ul><p>This can be either a good or bad thing depending on how you look at it. For starters, a win is a win — there are no fraudulent victories happening here. However, it is not a great sign if your team is only able to barely win each week. Obviously this is better than suffering close losses, but Falcons fans would certainly be happier with some comfortable victories.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/schedule/upcoming">The Falcons will try to break this streak</a> by claiming a comfortable win on Sunday against the Panthers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Falcons catch stray from weatherman reporting about Hurricane Milton

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/atlanta-falcons-bold-predictions-for-week-6-vs-panthers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Atlanta Falcons bold predictions for Week 6 vs. Panthers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Atlanta-Falcons-bold-predictions-for-Week-6-vs-Panthers.jpg"></figure><h1>Atlanta Falcons bold predictions for Week 6 vs. Panthers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-09T14:21:02-07:00">October 9th, 2:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-09T14:21:53-07:00">October 9th, 2:21pm</time><address><a>Shane Shoemaker</a>Shane Shoemaker is an Associate Editor and Editorial writer for ClutchPoints, covering a wide range of sports and entertainment topics. Shane is a lifelong Tennessean yet refuses allegiance to any Tennessee-based teams. He's a graduate from the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga with a BA in Communications/Journalism. There's a good chance he'll never let you forget the Atlanta Braves won the 2021 World Series.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Through the Atlanta Falcons’ first five games, all of them have come down to the wire. Last week, however, may have delivered the most <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-drake-london-3-word-message-kirk-cousins-historic-game">epic endin</a>g so far, as Atlanta pulled off an overtime win over division foe Tampa Bay Buccaneers at home. In Week 6, the Falcons go on the road to face another NFC South rival, the Carolina Panthers.</p><p>In Week 6, Falcons’ head coach Raheem Morris is hoping for a much less stressful game. Of course, in the NFL, nothing is ever certain, where teams are often evenly matched. However, this time, it feels more likely Atlanta could cruise to a win against a Panthers team that is struggling to find its footing.</p><p>Carolina (1-4) is coming off a blowout loss to the Chicago Bears in Week 5, a 36-10 defeat that left them searching for more answers. On top of that, the Panthers are dealing with injuries across the roster, which has further hampered their performances as of late.</p><p>For the Falcons (3-2), they’re looking to build on the momentum of their dramatic victory last Thursday. They want to avoid falling back to .500 and continue strengthening their hold in the division. With that in mind, let’s dive into some bold predictions for the Falcons as they take on the Panthers in Week 6.</p><p><i><b>*Watch NFL games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/football/?irad=356362&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><h2><b>Bijan Robinson rushes for at least 70 yards, has at least 30 yards receiving with one score</b></h2><p>Bijan Robinson has been a key piece of Atlanta’s offense, but he hasn’t found the end zone since Week 3 against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Falcons’ second-year running back is hoping to break that drought in Week 6 against the struggling Carolina Panthers. Robinson’s versatility as both a runner and receiver is a big reason the Falcons drafted him 8th overall, and the new regime is continuing to emphasize his dual-threat capabilities.</p><p>Robinson has already posted multiple strong performances this season, and he’s in a great spot to do it again this week. The Panthers’ defense has struggled with tackling, ranking fifth in the league with 39 missed tackles. Robinson’s elusive style and shiftiness make him a prime candidate to exploit those issues. Expect him to hit 70 yards on the ground, add 30 through the air, and get back into the end zone in Week 6.</p><h2><b>Falcons win the pass rush battle against Panthers</b></h2><p>When the Falcons and Panthers face off on Sunday, both teams will bring two of the NFL’s least effective pass rushes to the field. The Falcons and Panthers are almost identical in their struggles, with Atlanta posting a 14.4% pressure rate and recording just five sacks, while Carolina isn’t much better with a 13.1% pressure rate and six sacks.</p><p>While it’s unlikely that this game will turn into a sack fest for either side, the Falcons could have an edge with the Panthers missing their starting center, who was lost to injury against the Bears in Week 5. This could give Atlanta a better chance to generate more pressure on veteran quarterback Andy Dalton and disrupt Carolina’s offense.</p><h2><b>Kirk Cousins throws for at least 275 yards and three touchdowns</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kirk-Cousins.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Kirk Cousins set a new Falcons <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-kirk-cousns-breaks-matt-ryan-franchise-record-wild-win-vs-buccaneers">single-game passing yard record</a> last week against the Buccaneers with a whopping 509 yards. While it may be difficult for him to replicate that performance against the Panthers, he should still have a productive day against one of the worst passing defenses in the NFL.</p><p>The Panthers are tied for the most passing touchdowns allowed this season (11), while also surrendering a 70.8% completion rate and 8.1 yards per pass attempt. If Cousins can reach the 275-yard mark and throw for three touchdowns or more, it would be his second-highest total in both categories this season, continuing his strong 2024 campaign.</p><h2><b>Falcons beat Panthers by two scores, avoid another nail-biter</b></h2><p>All five of the Falcons’ games this season have been decided by one score or less, coming down to the final moments. Each of those games could have gone either way, leaving Atlanta with a record anywhere between 5-0 or 0-5. Instead, they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-stats-show-improbability-all-3-falcons-wins-this-season">stand at 3-2</a>, a testament to their resiliency, but it’s clear they don’t want to be in these tight situations every week.</p><p>The Falcons should by no means underestimate the Panthers on Sunday. Even though Carolina is struggling, they still have NFL-level talent on the roster. However, if the Falcons’ offense is starting to hit its stride, facing a Panthers defense that is both underperforming and banged up could be the perfect opportunity to build on that progress.</p><p>In Week 6, during only their second road game of the season, Atlanta will aim to start strong and maintain control throughout. If they execute well, this could be a less stressful outing, with a comfortable two-score victory over the Panthers.</p><p><i>*<a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2024/opp.htm" rel="noopener">Stats</a> provided by Pr0 Football Reference.</i></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Atlanta Falcons bold predictions for Week 6 vs. Panthers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/falcons-nike-air-dt-max-96-coming-soon');   ga('set', 'title', 'Falcons Nike Air DT Max 96 coming soon');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Falcons-Nike-Air-DT-Max-96-coming-soon.jpg"></figure><h1>Falcons Nike Air DT Max 96 coming soon</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-07T11:00:34-07:00">October 7th, 11:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-07T11:01:48-07:00">October 7th, 11:01am</time><address><a>Dominik Zawartko</a>Dominik Zawartko is a Michigan State graduate with a degree in Political Science and English. Having previously worked in the nonprofit and legal sectors, he decided to pursue his true love of writing with ClutchPoints. Dominik's hobbies include painting, cooking food, training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and always having a laugh. His main focus areas are UFC coverage and all things sneakers.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Nike has been hard at work resurrecting the once famed signature sneaker line of Colorado Buffaloes Head Coach Deion Sanders. Following his arrival to Boulder, Nike partnered with Sanders to bring back his Diamond Turf collection of the 1990’s in new, updated iterations ready for the football field. Now, we’ll see yet another colorway of the Nike Air DT Max 96 return honoring one of Sanders’ former teams during his playing days.</p><p><i><b>Check our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sneakers">Sneakers news</a> for more upcoming releases and breaking content!</b></i></p><p>First released in 1996, the Nike Air DT Max is a hybrid shoe meant to be worn on the astroturf baseball and football fields of the 1990’s. While the silhouette lost some traction during the 2010’s and onward, Nike has gone to great lengths to bring back the silhouette in cleated versions along with their original construction.</p><p>After a number of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/deion-sanders-nike-releasing-colorado-nike-air-dt-max-96">Colorado Buffalo-inspired releases</a>, the newest colorway of the Nike Air DT Max 96 will resemble that of the Atlanta Falcons, who Deion Sanders played for from 1989-1993. While the shoes didn’t release until after his Falcons days, this new ensemble will honor all the vibes of PrimeTime in ATL.</p><h2>Nike Air DT Max 96 “Falcons”</h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Deion Sanders has some new “Atlanta Falcons” Nike Air DT Max ‘96’s coming soon ⛽️ <a href="https://t.co/u0gyqppl54">pic.twitter.com/u0gyqppl54</a></p><p>— Nice Kicks (@nicekicks) <a href="https://twitter.com/nicekicks/status/1843304583671710031?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 7, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Official Images // Nike Air DT Max ’96 "Falcons" 🔴⚫</p><p>SEE MORE: <a href="https://t.co/MuIJIPbP02">https://t.co/MuIJIPbP02</a> <a href="https://t.co/tvldIOJs2v">pic.twitter.com/tvldIOJs2v</a></p><p>— House of Heat° (@houseofheat) <a href="https://twitter.com/houseofheat/status/1842358301352169617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 5, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Nike Air DT Max 96 returns in a unique and heavy duty construction, making these a durable sneaker for any field of play. The shoes feature a chunky outsole complete with a Nike Air unit along with the iconic “claw” tears along the upper, giving these a tough and distinct look. The shoes come with the classic lockdown strap over the mid-foot and feature small Nike logos throughout. We see hits of red accent the sneakers as they outline the Nike Swoosh and Sanders’ “21” on the back heel.</p><p>The style code for these will read <i>Black/White-Team Anthracite-Metallic Silver-Fire Red </i>for a colorway that perfectly matches the Atlanta Falcons’ color scheme. We’ve already seen colorways in Sanders’ shoes inspired by the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens, so it’s perfect to see a Falcons’ colorway added to the growing lineup.</p><p>The Nike Air DT Max “Falcons” will be available during the 2024 holiday season. We’re still awaiting word on an official release date from Nike, but their promotion of the upcoming model through official images tells us a hard release date is imminent. The shoes will retail for $170 and will be made available via <a href="http://nike.com">Nike SNKRS app</a> on release day.</p><p>Will you be grabbing these for the Falcons fan in your life?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Falcons Nike Air DT Max 96 coming soon

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/falcons-news-stats-show-improbability-all-3-falcons-wins-this-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Stats show improbability of all 3 Falcons wins this season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Falcons-news-Stats-show-improbability-of-all-3-of-Atlantas-wins-this-season.jpg"></figure><h1>Stats show improbability of all 3 Falcons wins this season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-04T07:02:37-07:00">October 4th, 7:02am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-04T07:02:37-07:00">October 4th, 7:02am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Falcons <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-kirk-cousins-atlanta-edition-you-like-that-celebration-not-as-iconic">had a monster performance from QB Kirk Cousins</a> on Thursday Night Football. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-drake-london-3-word-message-kirk-cousins-historic-game">Cousins threw the ball all over the yard</a>, logging over 500 yards in an exciting win over the Buccaneers. Atlanta was down by seven points at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but managed to force overtime. They won the coin toss and marched down the field for a walk-off KhaDarel Hodge touchdown.</p><p>Thursday night’s Falcons victory <a href="https://x.com/JeffDuncan_/status/1842053085327155282" rel="noopener">shared a common thread with other victories this year</a>. In fact, there is one statistic that connects each of the Falcons’ three wins this season.</p><p>Atlanta won all three of these games with come-from-behind heroics in the final minutes of the fourth quarter over overtime. In the final two minutes of each games, these were Atlanta’s win probabilities, per Jeff Duncan of NOLA.com.</p><ul><li>2.4% against the Philadelphia Eagles</li><li>14.5% against the New Orleans Saints</li><li>7.0% against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers</li></ul><p>This can be either a good thing or a bad thing depending on how you look at it. It is always nice to see a team that is unwilling to give up, with fourth-quarter comebacks being a great example of that in practice. However, it is not a good thing that the Falcons seem to always find themselves behind in every game this season.</p><p>Ultimately, Falcons fans will continue to be happy as long as their team keeps winning.</p><h2><b>Falcons QB Kirk Cousins breaks franchise record held by Matt Ryan on Thursday Night Football</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kirk-Cousins-1.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Kirk Cousins had an incredible performance on Thursday Night Football. The Falcons signal caller b<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-kirk-cousns-breaks-matt-ryan-franchise-record-wild-win-vs-buccaneers">roke the team’s single-game franchise record for passing yards</a> with 509. He barely beat Matt Ryan’s record of 503 yards.</p><p>Cousins was riding high after the game.</p><p>“What a night,” Cousins said. “I’m exhausted.”</p><p>Cousins was reportedly <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401671815" rel="noopener">pleased with his teammates’ grit and determination</a> in the victory, which demanded extra minutes.</p><p>“I’m proud of the grit,” Cousins said. “In this league, that’s what it takes. We were gritty tonight.”</p><p>Cousins did not simply choose one teammate and lock in on throwing them the ball. In fact, both Drake London and Darnell Mooney had over 100 receiving yards.</p><p>“I spread it around and the players made plays,” Cousins said. “I’m grateful for the progress we’ve made. We’re getting better and better each week.”</p><p>Raheem Morris was pleased after the win, but was not very verbose about Kirk’s incredible performance.</p><p>“Outstanding,” Morris said, giving a one-word answer that really says it all.</p><p>Morris was quick to point out that it was not just a Kirk Cousins show on Thursday night. The entire team stepped up and made a ton of plays, which led to the victory.</p><p>“The guys played hard,” coach Raheem Morris said. “They played to the end.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/schedule/upcoming">The Falcons will get some extra rest before taking on the Panthers in Week 6</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Stats show improbability of all 3 Falcons wins this season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/falcons-news-atlanta-thursday-night-football-jj-watt-making-request');   ga('set', 'title', 'Falcons’ Thursday Night Football appearance leaves JJ Watt making request');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Falcons-news-Atlantas-Thursday-Night-Football-appearance-leaves-JJ-Watt-making-request.jpg"></figure><h1>Falcons’ Thursday Night Football appearance leaves JJ Watt making request</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-04T06:42:28-07:00">October 4th, 6:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-04T06:42:28-07:00">October 4th, 6:42am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It was a thriller on Thursday Night Football between the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-baker-mayfield-reveals-big-regret-in-loss-to-falcons">Atlanta Falcons and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a>. For the second straight week, the Falcons had to play a divisional opponent at home, and they were able to beat both of them. Besides the wins, the fans always seem to love it when the Falcons wear their throwback jerseys, and some wish they were permanent. JJ Watt isn’t a Falcons fan, but during the game, he also <a href="https://x.com/NFL/status/1842005329359602169" rel="noopener">vouched for the jersey</a>.</p><p>“These Falcons uniforms are a masterpiece. Just make them full-time, c’mon man,” Watt tweeted on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Earlier in the year, Matt Ryan, who was inducted into the Falcons’ Ring of Honor, was asked what his favorite uniform combination was, and he had the answer that everybody was looking for.</p><p>“I don’t even think it’s close, it’s the throwbacks. The red helmets with the black jersey with the white pants,” Ryan said. “They’re classic. It’s as good as it gets.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I don't even think it's close, it's the throwbacks. The red helmets with the black jersey with the white pants. They're classic. It's as good as it gets."</p><p>—<a href="https://twitter.com/M_Ryan02?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@M_Ryan02</a> on his favorite <a href="https://twitter.com/AtlantaFalcons?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AtlantaFalcons</a> uniform combination <a href="https://t.co/xEY2crihz2">pic.twitter.com/xEY2crihz2</a></p><p>— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLonCBS/status/1832789679671857582?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 8, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The hope is that one day they decide to make the uniforms permanent instead of only wearing them occasionally during the season.</p><h2>Falcons win OT thriller vs. Buccaneers</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Falcons-Kirk-Cousins-against-the-Buccaneers.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Falcons were able to defeat the Buccaneers 36-30 in overtime on Thursday Night Football. With less than two minutes remaining in regulation, Kirk Cousins threw an interception, and all the Buccaneers had to do was run some clock and kick a field goal. Instead, they were pushed out of field goal range and had to punt, which gave the Falcons the ball again. They were able to drive down the field and kick a field goal, sending the game into overtime.</p><p>They Falcons received the ball, and four players later, Kirk Cousins found Khaderal Hodge, and he ran to the end zone for 45 yards, giving Atlanta the win and the lead in the division. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-kirk-cousns-breaks-matt-ryan-franchise-record-wild-win-vs-buccaneers">Cousins had a historic game for the Falcons</a>, finishing with 509 passing yards, four touchdowns, and one interception.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Falcons’ Thursday Night Football appearance leaves JJ Watt making request

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/falcons-news-kirk-cousins-atlanta-edition-you-like-that-celebration-not-as-iconic');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kirk Cousins’ Falcons edition of ‘You like that?’ celebration not quite as iconic');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Falcons-news-Kirk-Cousins-Atlanta-edition-of-You-like-that-celebration-not-quite-as-iconic.jpg"></figure><h1>Kirk Cousins’ Falcons edition of ‘You like that?’ celebration not quite as iconic</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-04T05:53:17-07:00">October 4th, 5:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-04T05:53:17-07:00">October 4th, 5:53am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Falcons are definitely <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-drake-london-3-word-message-kirk-cousins-historic-game">glad that they have Kirk Cousins as their QB</a>. Atlanta took on Tampa Bay in a crucial NFC South clash on Thursday Night Football. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-kirk-cousns-breaks-matt-ryan-franchise-record-wild-win-vs-buccaneers">Cousins had a monster performance, throwing for over 500 yards</a> and securing a 36-30 victory that puts the Falcons atop the NFC South.</p><p>Falcons QB Kirk Cousins <a href="https://x.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1842048856244023652" rel="noopener">pulled out his famous ‘you like that?’ celebration</a> after the game. Cousins said the line while walking off the field on Thursday night and pointing at one of the cameras situated by the locker room tunnel. The home crowd was still going crazy after the Falcons victory, so you can hardly hear Cousins saying the line in the video. However, it is clear what he is doing based on reading his lips and the context of the situation.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kirk Cousins: You like that. Atlanta edition. <a href="https://t.co/cIYp17tw0A">pic.twitter.com/cIYp17tw0A</a></p><p>— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1842048856244023652?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Cousins f<a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-KaR2mmifk0" rel="noopener">irst coined his ‘you like that?’ celebration</a> in 2015 in Washington. Oddly enough, that celebration also came after a narrow victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Cousins was amped about that victory because Washington <a href="https://www.commanders.com/news/redskins-complete-biggest-comeback-in-team-history-16152515" rel="noopener">came back from trailing 24-7 at halftime</a> to author the largest comeback in franchise history at the time.</p><h2><b>Recapping the Falcons’ impressive victory over the Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Falcons-Kirk-Cousins-against-the-Buccaneers.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Kirk Cousins went nuclear against the Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football. Cousins broke the Falcons’ single-game passing yards record en route to a huge divisional win in front of their home crowd.</p><p>The game was exciting from wire to wire, but it really went crazy in the fourth quarter. <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401671815" rel="noopener">Atlanta entered the final frame of regulation down by seven</a>. The quarter featured a number of exciting plays, including a blocked field goal, a fumble, and an interception.</p><p>Cousins led the Falcons down the field on the final drive of the fourth quarter, setting up a 52-yard Younghoe Koo field goal that send the game into overtime.</p><p>Atlanta won the coin toss and marched the ball down the field, winning on a 45-yard KhaDarel Hodge catch-and-run for a touchdown.</p><p>“What a night,” Cousins said after the game. “I’m exhausted.”</p><p>Cousins was proud of the resilience that his teammates displayed, playing into extra minutes and never giving up.</p><p>“I’m proud of the grit,” Cousins said. “In this league, that’s what it takes. We were gritty tonight.”</p><p>Atlanta will get some extra rest <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/schedule/upcoming">before heading to Carolina in Week 6</a> for another divisional matchup.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kirk Cousins’ Falcons edition of ‘You like that?’ celebration not quite as iconic

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/falcons-news-kirk-cousns-breaks-matt-ryan-franchise-record-wild-win-vs-buccaneers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Falcons’ Kirk Cousins breaks Matt Ryan’s franchise record in wild win vs. Buccaneers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Falcons-news-Kirk-Cousins-breaks-Matt-Ryans-franchise-record-in-wild-win-vs.-Buccaneers.jpg"></figure><h1>Falcons’ Kirk Cousins breaks Matt Ryan’s franchise record in wild win vs. Buccaneers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-04T01:12:48-07:00">October 4th, 1:12am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-04T01:13:10-07:00">October 4th, 1:13am</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Atlanta Falcons great Matt Ryan came to Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Thursday night to be inducted into the team’s Ring of Honor, but little did he know that he would see one of his records get broken less than two hours after his ceremony. Kirk Cousins simultaneously <a href="https://x.com/mattkaroly/status/1842045347176009902" rel="noopener">made franchise history</a> and led the birds to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hbcu-standout-khadarel-hodge-secures-game-winning-touchdown-vs-buccaneers">bonkers 36-30 win</a> over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.</p><p>The 36-year-old quarterback was 42-of-58 for a mind-boggling 509 passing yards and four touchdowns, eclipsing Ryan’s previous all-time Falcons mark of 503 yards, via Matt Karoly. On an occasion when the player most synonymous with Atlanta’s peak is formally recognized, it is quite appropriate for Cousins to inspire more hope than there has been since <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/matt-ryan-drops-touching-message-to-falcons-in-nfl-retirement-announcement">the Ryan era</a>.</p><p>The four-time Pro Bowler overcame a multitude of fourth-quarter blunders, including one of his own (an interception by Lavonte David with less than two minutes remaining), and conducted two massive drives to pull off an exhilarating comeback. After setting up kicker Younghoe Koo for a game-tying 52-yard field goal, Cousins fired a pass to wide receiver KhaDarel Hodge, who in turn evaded the falling Zyon McCollum and broke loose for the winning score in overtime.</p><p>With that chaos-inducing play, Cousins capped off one of the best games a Falcons quarterback has ever posted. What is most impressive, however, is that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-drake-london-3-word-message-kirk-cousins-historic-game">the monster showing</a> comes amid growing concern that passing numbers are too low through the first month of the season.</p><h2><b>Kirk Cousins is delivering for the Falcons</b></h2><p>It feels like only yesterday that Kirk Cousins was carrying the reputation of being a prime-time flop, but now he is solidifying himself as one of the most clutch signal-callers in the league. His excellent field vision and unflappable poise allowed the Falcons to survive a dropped pass, blocked field goal, fumble and delay of game penalty all in the final minutes of regulation. Such a scenario is always unlikely, but it certainly would not have happened with the team’s QB play the last couple of years.</p><p>In other words, the Falcons’ investment is paying big dividends early in the 2024-25 campaign. Cousins will look to maintain the remarkable rapport that he displayed with his pass-catchers, namely receivers Drake London (12 receptions for 154 yards and one touchdown) and Darnell Mooney (nine catches for 105 yards, two TDs).</p><p>If this is indeed the game where something fully locks into place for Atlanta, the rest of the NFC South might soon be on high alert.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Falcons’ Kirk Cousins breaks Matt Ryan’s franchise record in wild win vs. Buccaneers

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As he walked through the tunnel toward Washington’s locker room, he directed that phrase at a member of the media.</p><p>In his fifth game with the Falcons, Cousins delivered one of the most remarkable performances in NFL history. He passed for 509 yards and four touchdowns, capped off by a game-winning 45-yard touchdown throw to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hbcu-standout-khadarel-hodge-secures-game-winning-touchdown-vs-buccaneers">wide receiver KhaDarel Hodge</a> in overtime, leading Atlanta to a come-from-behind win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.</p><h2><b>The Atlanta Falcons nail-biting comeback over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers</b></h2><p>The Falcons tied the game and pushed it into overtime with a 52-yard field goal by kicker Younghoe Koo as time ran out in regulation. They hurried to the line of scrimmage and managed to stop the clock with just one second left after Cousins spiked the ball following a completion.</p><p>In overtime, they received the ball first and secured victory with a four-play, 70-yard touchdown drive, featuring three completions from Cousins that totaled 69 yards.</p><p>Cousins set a new career high with his passing yards in a single game, becoming the 13th player in NFL history to throw for at least 500 yards and four touchdowns in a game, as noted by the NFL.</p><p>He was only the second player in league history to record a 500-yard, four-touchdown passing performance in a prime-time game. The first was Tom Brady, who achieved this milestone during a 2011 game for the New England Patriots against the Miami Dolphins.</p><h2><b>Things are looking up for Kirk Cousins and the Falcons</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Falcons-Kirk-Cousins-against-the-Buccaneers.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Falcons, now 3-2, entered a first-place tie with the Buccaneers at the top of the NFC South, sitting half a game ahead of the New Orleans Saints as Week 5 began. With the hiring of Raheem Morris as head coach and the acquisition of Cousins, who signed a lucrative four-year deal worth $45 million per season in free agency, Atlanta has high hopes for this season.</p><p>The season has featured significant highs and lows, starting with a disappointing performance in the home opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers, which was quickly overshadowed by a thrilling victory on Monday night in Week 2 against Philadelphia.</p><p>Kirk Cousins is proving his health and productivity following the torn Achilles tendon that ended his last season with the Minnesota Vikings. His strong performance has quelled any quarterback controversy, particularly after the Falcons selected his backup and future successor, Michael Penix Jr., with the No. 8 overall pick in the NFL Draft.</p><p>Drake London hauled in 12 catches for 154 yards and a touchdown, while Darnell Mooney added nine receptions for 105 yards and two scores. In a season where scoring and passing have been lower than usual, the Falcons delivered a stellar offensive performance.</p><p>Atlanta enjoys a 10-day break before facing the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium in Week 6.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Drake London’s perfect 3-word message after Kirk Cousins’ historic game

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He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tampa Bay Buccaneers fell 3-2 in Week 5 after an overtime thriller loss to the Atlanta Falcons, who rode a 509-yard performance from Kirk Cousins all the way to his game-winning drive. With the win, the Falcons go up 3-2, proving their instincts correct when they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-atlanta-steals-kirk-cousins-away-from-vikings-4-year-contract">signed Cousins away from the Minnesota Vikings</a> in the offseason. The quarterback went 42-58 with 509 yards and four touchdowns plus one interception.</p><p>Meanwhile, Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield couldn’t quite continue his hot three-touchdown showing in the first half, finishing 19-24 for 180 yards, and three touchdowns.</p><p>Moreover, Cousins’ explosion represented another historic low for the Buccaneers. They have become “the only team in NFL history to allow an opposing QB to throw for 500+ passing yards on 4 separate occasions,” per <a href="https://x.com/SNstats/status/1842046715135672700" rel="noopener">a post</a> from Sportsnet Stats on X, formerly Twitter.</p><h2><b>Buccaneers meltdown on a career night</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kirk-Cousins-throws-a-pass-against-the-Bucs.jpg"><figcaption>© Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>For <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-todd-bowles-hits-team-with-blunt-reality-check-week-5-loss">Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles</a>, too many missed tackles were the story of their Week 5 loss to the Falcons, even beyond Kirk Cousins’ historic night.</p><p>For instance, one of these missed tackles was from cornerback Zyon McCollum, who whiffed on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hbcu-standout-khadarel-hodge-secures-game-winning-touchdown-vs-buccaneers">KhaDarel Hodge’s touchdown drive off Cousins’ 45-yard pass</a> in overtime that gave the Falcons a walk-off victory.</p><p>“The guy took off to make the play. He just missed the ball and he missed the tackle… Guys were where they were supposed to be,” Bowles said about the play, via <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/too-many-missed-tackles-lead-to-big-missed-opportunity-for-bucs-in-3630-ot-loss-to-falcons" rel="noopener">a report</a> from Associated Press shared on Fox Sports.</p><p>Meanwhile, Baker Mayfield didn’t blame any particular mishap or miscue for the loss.</p><p>“It looked like it was over a couple times. You know, the back and forth in there and stuff out there. Yeah, that was a crazy scenario there,” the quarterback said.</p><p>For his part, Bucs safety Christian Izen believes the team can move on from the loss, despite the many blown opportunities to take the game.</p><p>“We have to understand we’re very early in the season… We can’t let one loss ruin the season,” he said.</p><p>The safety might have a point, since a 3-2 record isn’t all that bad. From his first half, at least, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-baker-mayfield-pregame-mike-tyson-habit-fans-buzzing">Baker Mayfield’s Mike Tyson pregame routine</a> seemed to have worked.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Buccaneers hit historic rock bottom after Kirk Cousins’ eruption

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/buccaneers-news-todd-bowles-hits-team-with-blunt-reality-check-week-5-loss');   ga('set', 'title', 'Todd Bowles hits Buccaneers with blunt reality check after Week 5 loss');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Buccaneers-news-Todd-Bowles-hits-Tampa-Bay-blunt-reality-check-after-Week-5-loss.jpg"></figure><h1>Todd Bowles hits Buccaneers with blunt reality check after Week 5 loss</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-03T22:42:51-07:00">October 3rd, 10:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-03T23:58:12-07:00">October 3rd, 11:58pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Falcons did everything they could to hand the game to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers late in the fourth quarter, but the visiting team could not secure the victory. An exciting finish turned what should have been a key divisional triumph for the Bucs into a gut-wrenching 36-30 overtime loss.</p><p>The entire locker room knows that it let a W slip right through its grasp. There is no reason to dance around <a href="https://x.com/ScottSBucs/status/1842048323043172721" rel="noopener">the cause of this downfall</a>.</p><p>“We missed too many plays,” Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles told the media postgame, per Scott Smith. “We can’t beat the Falcons and the Bucs.” Well said.</p><p>Tampa Bay made a few costly missteps in the fourth quarter that extended the game– gave up a sack on third-and-short to settle for a field goal, Bucky Irving fumbled the ball in Atlanta territory, the team committed an offensive holding penalty on its final offensive drive and the defense allowed Kirk Cousins to carve up the field. The Falcons offset many of these mistakes with their own head-scratching blunders, but a favorable coin toss and an amazing performance by Cousins (509 passing yards, four touchdowns) enabled them to survive.</p><p>Fittingly, one final error clinched the defeat for the Buccaneers, as cornerback Zyon McCollum missed a tackle on the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hbcu-standout-khadarel-hodge-secures-game-winning-touchdown-vs-buccaneers">game-winning 45-yard touchdown</a> by ultimate underdog KhaDarel Hodge. Although it is still early in the season, this outcome could be a difference-maker after Week 18. The Bucs can learn from this matchup, though.</p><h2><b>Buccaneers are showing some promise despite their shortcomings</b></h2><p>As it stands, they did plenty of things well, and in hostile territory no less. Quarterback Baker Mayfield tossed three touchdowns, running back Rachaad White averaged 7.2 yards per carry, wide receiver Mike Evans scored twice, including <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-mike-evans-personal-history-huge-td-vs-falcons">his 100th career TD</a>, and the defense sacked Cousins four times.</p><p>Aside from a rough outing versus the Denver Broncos, Tampa Bay has looked like a legitimate squad this year (maybe even more so than last season). Todd Bowles <a href="https://x.com/ScottSBucs/status/1842047986752208913" rel="noopener">knows what his team is capable of</a> accomplishing when it stays out of its own way.</p><p>“We’ve got a good football team,” he said. “We didn’t finish the game.”</p><p>The Buccaneers (3-2) have 10 days to decipher where it all went wrong before they take the field for another NFC South Clash on the road, this time against the New Orleans Saints (2-2).</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Todd Bowles hits Buccaneers with blunt reality check after Week 5 loss

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hbcu-standout-khadarel-hodge-secures-game-winning-touchdown-vs-buccaneers');   ga('set', 'title', 'HBCU standout KhaDarel Hodge secures game-winning touchdown vs. Buccaneers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/HBCU-standout-KhaDarel-Hodge-secures-game-winning-touchdown-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>HBCU standout KhaDarel Hodge secures game-winning touchdown vs. Buccaneers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-03T21:14:07-07:00">October 3rd, 9:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-03T23:50:00-07:00">October 3rd, 11:50pm</time><address><a>Randall Barnes</a>Randall Barnes is a Fall 2019 Graduate of Fort Valley State University, an HBCU (Historically Black College or University) in Fort Valley, Georgia, where he majored in Media Studies. He is the Founder of HBCU Pulse, a multimedia outlet with the mission to tell the authentic stories of HBCU Life via traditional, digital and social media outlets to amplify our voice. He is also the host of HBCU Pulse Radio, which can be heard on SiriusXM Channel 142 HBCU Fridays at 5 p.m. EST and wherever you get your podcasts.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">HBCU</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/atlanta-falcons-bold-predictions-for-week-5-thursday-night-football-vs-buccaneers">The Atlanta Falcons pulled off a miraculous 36-30 victory</a> over Tampa Bay Buccaneers off of a game-sealing touchdown reception by former HBCU standout KhaDarel Hodge. Falcons QB Kirk Cousins, who had a record-setting night, <a href="https://x.com/LightOnSports/status/1842046443596501361" rel="noopener">found Hodge for a 45-yard reception</a> in the Falcons opening overtime drive to secure the victory over their NFC South rival. Hodges had a big moment in front of the world on Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football but he’s used to making big plays.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Prairie View alum KhaDarel Hodge scores the game-winning touchdown for the Atlanta Falcons against Tampa Bay tonight 🔥</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nfl</a>) <a href="https://t.co/os7sZrDnEi">pic.twitter.com/os7sZrDnEi</a></p><p>— LIGHT ON COLLEGE SPORTS (@LightOnSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/LightOnSports/status/1842046443596501361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Hodge started his college football career ironically as a quarterback, as he committed to play for Alcorn State University. However, he left the Braves and transferred to Hinds Community College and switched his position to wide receiver. He played for Hinds for one season before making his leap back to the SWAC to play for the Prairie View A&amp;M Panthers, where he solidified himself as a future NFL standout.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/prairie-view-am-punches-ticket-to-swac-championship">During his time at Prairie View A&amp;M</a>, Hodge made 30 appearances, achieving 104 receptions for 1,797 receiving yards and 21 touchdowns. In his senior year with the Panthers, he recorded 48 receptions, amassed 844 receiving yards, and scored 12 touchdowns. He ultimately declared for the 2018 NFL Draft but unfortunately wasn’t selected. But, he still got a shot at the NFL as he signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent.</p><p>After being with the Rams for a season, he transitioned to the Cleveland Browns where he found playing time. He showed his talent, catching four passes for 76 yards and led the team with 13 special teams tackles. In his final season with the Browns in which he played nine games, Hodge secured 11 receptions for 180 yards on 17 targets. He eventually made his way to the Atlanta Falcons in 2022, signing one-year deals with the team in 2023 and 2024.</p><p>While he hasn’t seen a lot of targets this year, he finished tonight’s game with two catches for 67 yards. But, he ultimately made the play that mattered as the Falcons look to fight to win the NFC South and ultimately secure a playoff spot for the first time since 2017. The Falcons face off against the Panthers on October 13th at 1 PM EST.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

HBCU standout KhaDarel Hodge secures game-winning touchdown vs. Buccaneers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/buccaneers-news-baker-mayfield-pregame-mike-tyson-habit-fans-buzzing');   ga('set', 'title', 'Baker Mayfield’s pregame ‘Mike Tyson’ habit has Buccaneers fans buzzing');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Baker-Mayfields-pregame-Mike-Tyson-habit-has-fans-buzzing.jpg"></figure><h1>Baker Mayfield’s pregame ‘Mike Tyson’ habit has Buccaneers fans buzzing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-03T20:18:38-07:00">October 3rd, 8:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-03T20:19:44-07:00">October 3rd, 8:19pm</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in a close one with the Atlanta Falcons for their Week 5 matchup on Thursday Night Football. Both quarterbacks Kirk Cousins and Baker Mayfield are having solid games, too, with Cousins going 29-40 for 351 yards and three touchdowns, while Mayfield has had a good first half, going 16-19 for 166 yards and three touchdowns. Besides the on-field action, though, fans are buzzing because of Mayfield’s pregame routine that involves watching Mike Tyson highlights.</p><p>Besides watching “Iron” Mike’s highlights, the Bucs’ quarterback also wore a Kobe Bryant Team USA shirt entering the stadium, <a href="https://x.com/brgridiron/status/1842017966562406870" rel="noopener">showing his level of focus</a>, per B/R Gridiron.</p><p>Meanwhile, Kirk Herbstreit and Al Michaels also talked about this routine during the broadcast. As Herbstreit talked up the Tyson highlights, Michaels responded with a funny aside, per @awfulannouncing on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>“Don’t forget, he was headbutting guys in Carolina on their helmets with his bare head,” the announcer said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kirk Herbstreit and Al Michaels on Baker Mayfield's pregame routine.</p><p>Herbstreit: Name a quarterback in the history of the NFL that to get his mind right…is watching Mike Tyson.</p><p>Michaels: Don't forget, he was headbutting guys in Carolina on their helmets with his bare head. <a href="https://t.co/6ILONjNKlL">pic.twitter.com/6ILONjNKlL</a></p><p>— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) <a href="https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1842015727005376527?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>The Buccaneers lock in</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Baker-Mayfield-makes-a-pass.jpg"><figcaption>© Dale Zanine-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>More fans reacted to Baker Mayfield’s pregame routine of watching Mike Tyson highlights.</p><p>First, the user @_BRobinson_ <a href="https://x.com/_BRobinson_/status/1842013619405402226" rel="noopener">couldn’t hide his excitement</a> at how the quarterback locks in before games.</p><p>“I LOVE BAKER MAYFIELD! my dawg watching Mike Tyson highlights pregame. He a f**king dawg!” he posted on X.</p><p>Meanwhile, @BlindEyeSports issued a warning to the other NFL teams, posting a clip of Baker Mayfield’s Mike Tyson-related pregame routine.</p><p>“If Baker Mayfield is watching Mike Tyson videos, every NFL defense should watch out,” he said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">If Baker Mayfield is watching Mike Tyson videos, every NFL defense should watch out<br> <a href="https://t.co/tIcZMsDCoF">pic.twitter.com/tIcZMsDCoF</a></p><p>— BlindEyeSports (@BlindEyeSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/BlindEyeSports/status/1842025441349222911?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Another X user @afeldMMA also proposed another scenario Tyson could use to prep for his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/boxing-news-jake-paul-promises-war-mike-tyson">Netflix fight with Jake Paul</a> in November.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">It would only be right if Mike Tyson watches Baker Mayfield highlights in the locker room before his fight with Jake Paul on November 15th. <a href="https://t.co/VFKM0HbRBN">pic.twitter.com/VFKM0HbRBN</a></p><p>— AFeldmanMMA (@afeldMMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/afeldMMA/status/1842021311423357423?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>However, another user @reviewngnetwork reminded other fans of a chapter in Iron Mike’s career that he probably would prefer to forget.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Baker Mayfield getting influenced by Mike Tyson…so how long until he bites somebody's ear off or tells somebody he'll f them til you love him</p><p>— Aaron Falvo (@reviewngnetwork) <a href="https://twitter.com/reviewngnetwork/status/1842013787475308888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Finally, user @_Zev_ reminded Browns fans of where they went wrong with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-the-browns-panthers-baker-mayfield-trade">Baker Mayfield, whom the Browns traded</a> to the Panthers, starting his road to redemption.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">So many browns fans were wrong about mayfield. </p><p>Truth is – we allowed him to play through an injury but held him to the highest standard possible and our trading him ruined this era of the browns</p><p>— ℤ𝕖𝕧 – 🏂 (@_Zev__) <a href="https://twitter.com/_Zev__/status/1842015431865074149?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The former No. 1 pick also played with the Rams before landing with the Bucs, which he led to a playoff win over the Philadelphia Eagles last season. In recognition of his efforts, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-baker-mayfield-re-signs-for-100-million-contract">Buccaneers extended Mayfield</a> to a three-year, $100-million contract as the team’s new starting quarterback, succeeding Tom Brady who won a Super Bowl in 2021.</p><h2><b>One more match</b></h2><p>On the other hand, Mike Tyson is set to fight Jake Paul on November 15, which Netflix will stream worldwide. The 58-year-old wants to prove that his hands can still hit like bricks while Paul looks to notch another legend on his belt.</p><p>However, the 27-year-old pro boxer has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jake-paul-news-slammed-oscar-de-la-hoya-not-serious-mike-tyson-fight">received criticism from Oscar De La Hoya</a>, for instance, for always fighting non-boxers, over-the-hill champions, and has-been or never-was fighters. He has never fought skilled boxers in their prime, casting doubt on his record of 10-1 (7 KOs).</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Baker Mayfield’s pregame ‘Mike Tyson’ habit has Buccaneers fans buzzing

NFL picks, predictions, odds for Week 5: Baker Mayfield pulls the upset

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/falcons-news-bijan-robinson-full-go-for-tnf-vs-buccaneers-after-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Falcons RB Bijan Robinson full go for TNF vs Buccaneers after injury update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Falcons-news-Atlantas-simple-Bijan-Robinson-plan-that-could-lead-to-insane-2024-breakout.jpg"></figure><h1>Falcons RB Bijan Robinson full go for TNF vs Buccaneers after injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-02T12:45:09-07:00">October 2nd, 12:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-02T13:11:42-07:00">October 2nd, 1:11pm</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Falcons have had a solid start of the 2024 NFL season. Atlanta is 2-2 and is still firmly in the hunt in the NFC South. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-vs-falcons-how-to-watch-thursday-night-football-tv-stream-date-time">The Falcons will host their division rival Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football</a> in a crucial game for both teams. Atlanta will have one of its best offensive players back in action after a positive injury update.</p><p>Falcons running back Bijan Robinson i<a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1841561753261637874" rel="noopener">s good to go for Thursday Night Football</a> against the Buccaneers, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-bijan-robinson-matthew-judon-cleared-week-4">Robinson had been dealing with a hamstring in jury</a>. Now he is off the injury report and will play on Thursday night.</p><p>Robinson left Week 4 against the Saints early with that hamstring injury. He finished with only seven carries for 28 yards.</p><p>The Falcons will need a lot more production out of him if they want to hang with the Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football.</p><h2><b>Previewing Thursday Night Football: Buccaneers vs. Falcons</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Bijan-Robinson-celebrating-a-touchdown-for-the-Falcons.jpg"></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/atlanta-falcons-bold-predictions-for-week-5-thursday-night-football-vs-buccaneers">Thursday Night Football is a hugely important game for the NFC South</a>.</p><p>Tampa Bay is at the top of the division, but they have Atlanta and New Orleans trailing with only one game back. Whoever wins on Thursday will have a huge edge for the rest of the season.</p><p>If the Buccaneers win, they’ll pull even further ahead and inch towards a tiebreaker that could help them clinch the division later in the season. If the Falcons win, they will climb atop the division and be well positioned to keep pace with the Buccaneers into the middle of the season.</p><p>Atlanta will need to have a perfect performance on offense if they want to keep pace with Tampa Bay. Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers offense has been consistently good through four weeks and will be a test for the Falcons defense. Therefore, Atlanta will need all of the points it can get on offense to keep pace.</p><p>Buccaneers vs. Falcons kicks off at 8:15 PM ET on Amazon Prime Video.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Falcons RB Bijan Robinson full go for TNF vs Buccaneers after injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/buccaneers-vs-falcons-how-to-watch-thursday-night-football-tv-stream-date-time');   ga('set', 'title', 'Buccaneers vs. Falcons: How to watch Thursday Night Football on TV, stream, date, time');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/How-to-watch-Thursday-Night-Football-on-TV-stream-date-time.jpeg"></figure><h1>Buccaneers vs. Falcons: How to watch Thursday Night Football on TV, stream, date, time</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-02T09:31:54-07:00">October 2nd, 9:31am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-02T09:31:54-07:00">October 2nd, 9:31am</time><address><a>Bailey Bassett</a>Bailey Bassett is a sports writer from Denver, Colorado, covering major sports events and athlete backgrounds at ClutchPoints. He has experience covering and writing on high school, collegiate, and professional sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New Orleans Saints looked unbeatable through the first two weeks of the 2024 NFL season, but it is the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-vs-falcons-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-week-5-2024">Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons</a> who have emerged as the leaders in the NFC South. Now, the two teams will face each other during Thursday Night Football. Here is how you can watch the game.</p><h2><b>When and where is the Buccaneers vs. Falcons game?</b></h2><p>Week 5 Thursday Night Football action is on Oct. 3, and kickoff is at 8:15 p.m. ET. The Falcons are hosting the game, so the venue is at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.</p><h2><b>How to watch Thursday Night Football</b></h2><p>The game will not be on cable television. Instead, as is the case with every Thursday Night Football game, you will need to stream it with Amazon Prime Video. Al Michaels will call the game, and Kirk Herbstreit will provide the color commentary. The sideline reporter will be Kaylee Hartung.</p><p><b>Date:</b> Thursday, Oct. 3 | <b>Time:</b> 8:15 p.m. ET</p><p><b>Location:</b> Mercedes-Benz Stadium — Atlanta, Georgia</p><p><b>TV channel:</b> N/A | <b>Live stream:</b> Prime Video</p><p><a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/football/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers-@-atlanta-falcons-33624499" rel="noopener"><b>Odds:</b></a> Falcons -126 | O/U 43.5</p><h2><b>Buccaneers storylines</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Baker-Mayfield-Week-4.jpeg"><figcaption>Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/what-would-have-happened-tom-brady-signed-bears-buccaneers">Tom Brady recently reported that he nearly signed with the Chicago Bears</a> rather than the Buccaneers back in 2020. Had that happened, there would certainly be a lot of question marks surrounding who would be quarterbacking the team. There were also a lot of questions about that after Brady retired, though, but Baker Mayfield has stepped up and cemented himself as a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ranking-all-32-nfl-starting-quarterbacks-ahead-of-the-2024-season">franchise quarterback.</a></p><p>The former first-overall pick who didn’t work out with the Cleveland Browns had tons of success in Tampa Bay last year, and he has only gotten better this year. Mayfield’s 984 yards rank sixth in the NFL, and his eight passing touchdowns are the second most. The Oklahoma product has even completed over 70 percent of his passes in the process.</p><p>Mayfield has an impressive <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ranking-all-32-nfl-teams-receiving-corps-2024-season">receiving corps</a> to throw to, as Mike Evans and Chris Godwin are still one of the best duos in the league. Tampa Bay needs more balance, though. The Buccaneers have only ran for 384 yards. Rachaad White has been incredibly inefficient, only running for 2.8 yards per carry.</p><p>White’s struggles have led rookie Bucky Irving to get more touches, and he has impressed when given an opportunity. In a short week, the Buccaneers might rely on the run more than in the past, and if they do, then it is possible that Irving has a breakout game.</p><h2><b>Falcons storylines</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kirk-Cousins-Week-4.jpeg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Falcons typically don’t have to worry about their running back situation, as Bijan Robinson is one of the best ball carriers in the NFL. The halfback is currently dealing with a hamstring injury that has limited him at practice this week, though, and he is in danger of missing Week 5, especially because this is a short week for the Falcons.</p><p>Luckily, the team has invested heavily into the passing game. Receiver Drake London and tight end Kyle Pitts are both recent first-round picks, and they receive passes from Kirk Cousins. The quarterback was one of the biggest free agent acquisitions in franchise history, and he has proven he is fully recovered from the torn Achilles he suffered last season.</p><p>Atlanta has brought in plenty of talent on defense, too. Justin Simmons and Matthew Judon were huge gets in the offseason, and they’ve brought an influx of talent to the Falcons’ defense.</p><p>The NFC South is closely contested between the Falcons, Buccaneers, and Saints, and it might be even closer now that Andy Dalton has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-bryce-young-blindsided-panthers-decision-to-bench-him">taken over for Bryce Young</a> as the Carolina Panthers quarterback. That makes divisional matchups of all the importance. Atlanta won a thriller over New Orleans last week, and now the Buccaneers are playing their first division rivalry game of the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Buccaneers vs. Falcons: How to watch Thursday Night Football on TV, stream, date, time

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/buccaneers-vs-falcons-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-week-5-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Buccaneers vs. Falcons prediction, odds, pick for NFL Week 5');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Buccaneers-vs-Falcons-prediction-odds-pick-for-NFL-Week-5.jpg"></figure><h1>Buccaneers vs. Falcons prediction, odds, pick for NFL Week 5</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-01T07:43:49-07:00">October 1st, 7:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-01T07:43:49-07:00">October 1st, 7:43am</time><address><a>Cameron Zunkel</a>Cameron Zunkel is a former college athlete for the University of Illinois, Springfield. During that time, he earned his masters degree in Communication. After graduating in 2022, Cameron signed to play independent professional baseball with the Joliet Slammers, but his time was cut short due to injury. Nonetheless, his love for baseball and all sports never faded.Cameron loves the sports media and sports journalism side of things and does some light writing for a Chicago Cubs blog, as well. To go along with that, he loves sports betting and fantasy sports. He also loves digging on the research and creating content for both sports betting and fantasy sports!</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tampa Bay Buccaneers hit the road to take on the Atlanta Falcons in an NFC South matchup. Below we will continue our NFL odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Buccaneers-Falcons prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game.</p><figure><img src="https://a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/3065-2113640"></figure><figure><img src="https://paramountplus.qflm.net/i/492408/2113640/3065"></figure><p>Thursday Night Football is exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.</p><p><i><b>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nfl" rel="noopener">NFL odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </b></i></p><h2><b>NFL Odds: Buccaneers-Falcons Odds</b></h2><p>Tampa Bay Buccaneers: +1.5 (-110)</p><p>Moneyline: +110</p><p>Atlanta Falcons: -1.5 (-110)</p><p>Moneyline: -130</p><p>Over: 43.5 (-112)</p><p>Under: 43.5 (-108)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Buccaneers vs. Falcons</b></h2><p>Time: 8:15 PM ET/5:15 PM PT</p><p>TV: Amazon Prime Video</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/football/?irad=356362&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The Buccaneers Could Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>Tampa Bay is coming off an impressive win over the Philadelphia Eagles. That improved their record to 3-1 with their only loss coming against the Denver Broncos. Take away that game, and the Buccaneers have played some good football. Baker Mayfield has been at the forefront of that. Mayfield is completing over 70 percent of his passes, and has thrown for 246 yards per game. He is also doing a great job taking care of the ball. If he can continue to lead the team downfield, the Buccaneers will win.</p><p>The Buccaneers should be able to keep a clean pocket for Mayfield in this game. Now, that is not something they have done a great job with this season, but the Falcons are a team that does not put a lot of pressure on the quarterback. Atlanta has the fewest sacks in the NFL with just four. Giving Baker Mayfield time in the pocket is not going to work out well for the Falcons. Mayfield will do some damage if he is given time to throw.</p><p>Tampa Bay is allowing under 20 points per game. Along with that, the Falcons could easily be 0-4 this season. Their two wins were comeback victories in the last minute of the game. This means Atlanta has been in a position to lose each of their first four games. The Falcons have just five offensive touchdowns, so the Buccaneers should be able to shut them down. As long as they play defense as they have been, the Buccaneers will win.</p><h2><b>Why The Falcons Could Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>As mentioned, the Falcons have been in a position to lose each game. However, Kirk Cousins is very good, and he knows how to lead a team downfield. With him at quarterback, the Falcons will be in a position to win. The Falcons have the talent on the offensive side of the ball to get the job done, and they need that to show in this game. If Cousins can get his receivers involved, and Bijan Robinson can work downhill, Atlanta will be able to at least cover the spread.</p><p>Another thing to keep an eye on in this game is the pass rush. The Falcons have faced a few teams that do a good job protecting their quarterback, which could be a reason why they do not have a lot of sacks. The Buccaneers are not one of those teams. Tampa Bay has allowed the fourth-most sacks in the NFL, so the Falcons should be able to get one or two in this game. At the very least, the Falcons should put pressure on Mayfield, which will force a few mistakes.</p><h2><b>Final Buccaneers-Falcons Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>This is going to be a good game. The Buccaneers are a good team, but the Falcons seem to be in every game they play. If Cousins is given the ball in the fourth quarter with a chance to win, you can chalk it up as a Falcons victory. However, I do not think that will happen. I think the Buccaneers will be up too big. I will take the Buccaneers to win this game straight up Thursday night.</p><p><b>Final Buccaneers-Falcons Prediction &amp; Pick: Buccaneers ML (+110)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/falcons-news-atlanta-signs-former-first-round-linebacker-practice-squad');   ga('set', 'title', 'Falcons sign former first-round linebacker to practice squad');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Falcons-news-Atlanta-signs-former-first-round-linebacker-to-practice-squad.jpg"></figure><h1>Falcons sign former first-round linebacker to practice squad</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-30T11:18:24-07:00">September 30th, 11:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-30T11:18:24-07:00">September 30th, 11:18am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Falcons are fresh off a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-overreactions-from-last-second-victory-over-saints">thrilling last-second 26-24 victory</a> over the New Orleans Saints in Week 4, and it looks like they are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-dennis-allens-nsfw-reaction-heartbreaking-loss-to-falcons">beginning to figure things out</a>. There are still areas where they can improve, though, which led to them making an under-the-radar signing just a day after their big win over the Saints.</p><p>During their action against New Orleans, starting linebacker Troy Andersen picked up a knee injury that forced him out of the game early. Considering how a pair of their other inside linebackers in Nate Landman and Milo Eifler are already on the injured reserve, losing Andersen for an extended period of time would hurt, so in the event he has to miss time, the team <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1840807950467617189" rel="noopener">reunited with one of their former linebackers</a> in Rashaan Evans by signing him to their practice squad.</p><p>Via Adam Schefter:</p><p>“Former first-round pick LB Rashaan Evans former is returning to Atlanta and signing with the Falcons practice squad, per source.”</p><h2><b>Falcons take a flier on Rashaan Evans</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Rashaan-Evans-of-the-Falcons.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Evans broke into the NFL with the Tennessee Titans as the 22nd overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft, and he enjoyed four strong seasons with them before signing with the Falcons in 2022. Despite the fact Evans racked up 159 tackles for Atlanta that season, he only managed to land on the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad in 2023, before he was cut and eventually picked up by the Dallas Cowboys, who released him in December after he was arrested for possession of marijuana.</p><p>It’s been a rough couple of seasons for Evans, but he’s got a chance to get back on track with the Falcons, a team who he has some familiarity with. If Andersen cannot play in the next couple of weeks, there’s a decent chance he will be thrust into action immediately, which makes him a player to watch. There’s not a lot of risk involved in this move for the Falcons, and if all goes well, Evans could emerge as a key piece of their defense moving forward.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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