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Falcons' lopsided loss to Saints was a complete team effort
ATLANTA (AP) — Raheem Morris saw the ugly truth behind the season-high eight sacks allowed by the Atlanta Falcons. The interim coach said it was unfair to place full blame for the sacks on the offensive line in the Falcons' 24-9 loss to the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Indeed, no unit deserved all the...
Falcons QB Ryan again swamped by Saints' pass rush
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan kept taking sacks against the Saints in the Superdome. It was a familiar feeling. After sacking him nine times when the teams met last November in Atlanta, the surging Saints had eight more on the way to a comfortable 24-9 victory against the...
Saints win 7th straight, beat Falcons in Hill's first start
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Driving accurate throws downfield, exhibiting poise in the pocket and scrambling judiciously, Taysom Hill capitalized on his first true opportunity to make his case as a candidate to one day succeed record-setting star Drew Brees as the Saints quarterback. Hill rushed for two touchdowns...
Better ground game would help settle Broncos QB Drew Lock
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — A good ground game could do wonders for scuffling quarterback Drew Lock and his health but the Denver Broncos’ 1-2 punch of Melvin Gordon and Phillip Lindsay has been no haymaker in 2020. When Gordon signed a two-year, $16 million deal in free agency, the Broncos were...
Surging Falcons to test Saints while Brees is injured
ATLANTA (3-6) at NEW ORLEANS (7-2) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox OPENING LINE — Saints by 7 1/2 RECORD VS. SPREAD — Falcons 4-5; Saints 4-5 SERIES RECORD — Falcons lead 53-49 LAST MEETING — Saints beat Falcons 26-18 on Nov. 28, 2019 in Atlanta LAST WEEK — Falcons had bye, beat Broncos...
Saints look to Winston, Hill, as they host improving Falcons
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Alvin Kamara expresses confidence in the Saints’ ability to quickly coalesce around a fill-in quarterback while record-setting, 15-year starter Drew Brees is injured. There is precedent for that. New Orleans went 5-0 in games Teddy Bridgewater started in 2019 while Brees was out...
Falcons' Ryan 'very proud' of durability during 13 seasons
ATLANTA (AP) — With the Atlanta Falcons on their bye, Matt Ryan was watching New Orleans' win over San Francisco on TV last week when Saints quarterback Drew Brees took a hit. Immediately, Ryan knew the script had changed for the Falcons' game at the Saints on Sunday. He knew Brees wouldn't be playing....
Kamara-Jones a marquee matchup when Saints host Falcons
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Alvin Kamara's next chance to build on his prolific, workhorse of a season comes against a Falcons defense that hopes it has an answer to the Saints' dynamic running back. Atlanta’s Deion “Debo” Jones — who happens to be a New Orleans native and former LSU...
Washington has virus case, 3 other teams add to COVID list
The New York Giants, Atlanta Falcons and Las Vegas Raiders put players on the NFL's COVID-19 list Tuesday, while Washington had its first instance of someone in the organization testing positive for the coronavirus since the season began. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Rams announced they will hold their team...
The Latest: LA Rams player tests positive for coronavirus
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The Los Angeles Rams will hold their team meetings from home Wednesday after an unidentified player tested positive for coronavirus Tuesday night. The player is self-quarantining, and the Rams say they are “entering...
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