Tennessee (1-5) suffered its fifth straight loss.
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Q: With the fourth-ranked rushing offense against the 24-ranked run defense, is that a distinct advantage for the Falcons going into this game?
Second-year quarterback Zach Mettenberger started against the Falcons in place of the injured Marcus Mariota.
A poor throw at the feet of Justin Hunter by Mettenberger turned the ball over on downs. “Just a bonehead mistake by me to not fully grasp the situation and take Delanie”, said Mettenberger after the game.
Odds: Atlanta Falcons is six points favorite with an over/under of 47.5/48.5, per Odds Shark.
They got killed by big plays in Cleveland. On the other side of the ball, the Titans have progressed. You look back and they didn’t work and you’re disappointed but we didn’t execute them like we are capable of.
The Titans may not have a dynamic backfield, but Antonio Andrews and Dexter McCluster have proven to be reliable backs in the system.
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Next Week: You’ll see the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next week, and they’re suddenly playing better football, so that’s unfortunate. I’m not saying he won’t get there but all this talk about him being there already is ridiculous. We had a chance on fourth down, I think, maybe in the first half when we went for it around mid-field and we didn’t get it done.
“He’s frustrated because he wants to play”, Whisenhunt said of Mariota.
“He ran well. He ran physical, did a nice job”.
The bottom line is that those of us who thought the Falcons would probably come down to earth a little bit after their hot start were right, but thankfully they still have a good record and clear indications where the problems lie. Freeman had another 100-yard game and now leads the National Football League in rushing with 621 yards on the year. The two hooking up in the end zone had been a very frequent occurrence early in the season, but this was Jones’s first touchdown reception since Week 3.
“Well it goes without saying you are disappointed, with the out came after the way our guys fought today”. The Giants looked awful against the Eagles on Monday, so I expect a better effort from them in a divisional home game.
I think what happened, we were in a punt return so we had one guy in sub-form, so it was for sure an error on our part. Even though teams reveal little in the preseason, Atlanta cornerback Desmond Trufant said, “We’ve kind of got a feel for what they’re going to do”. “We’ve got to win for him”. After the game, Whisenhunt said he felt that Vernon’s hit was dirty.
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MISSED CALL: The Titans weren’t happy with officials missing Falcons defensive end Adrian Clayborn grabbing Mettenberger by the face mask on his first interception on second-and-goal at the 6. Kickoff is set for 12:00pm Connecticut.
