Six weeks is still early in the NFL season. But teams have played enough games for analysts to begin coming to some conclusions. For the Atlanta Falcons defense, the preseason concerns about the team's pass rush have more than come to fruition.
Coming into last offseason, the Falcons’ plans were obvious — find a quarterback. After hiring Raheem Morris, Atlanta immediately took to free agency to hand Kirk Cousins a $180 million contract.
Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris called Carolina Panthers quarterback Andy Dalton two things on Monday: Red Rifle, an oft-used nickname for the red-headed Dalton, and a Michael Vick lookalike in Sunday's 38-20 Falcons victory.
Following a serious injury, the Falcons announced a flurry of roster moves on Tuesday. Micah Abernathy went down with a knee injury in the first quarter of the Falcons Week 6 contest against the Panthers, and Raheem Morris said on Monday that he will miss significant time.
The Falcons are sitting atop the division with a 4-2 record, including a perfect 3-0 mark in the NFC South and are coming off a convincing victory over the lowly Panthers.
Six games into the Raheem Morris era in Atlanta, the Falcons' high-powered offense has helped put them in the driver's seat of the NFC South. The team's 4-2 start is the best for the franchise since 2016, the year Atlanta reached Super Bowl LI.
The Falcons are 4-2 for the first time since 2016, the year they went on to win the NFC and represent the conference in the Super Bowl. They’ve won three consecutive games against NFC South foes and sit on top of the division alongside the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Atlanta Falcons' defense is battling a plethora of injuries entering Sunday's showdown with the Carolina Panthers. Falcons head coach Raheem Morris, addressing reporters Wednesday afternoon at the Jimmy Cribb Press Room in Flowery Branch, offered updates on nickel cornerback Dee Alford and linebackers Troy Andersen and Nate Landman.
Another former Atlanta Falcons assistant is now an NFL head coach. Jeff Ulbrich, who was the Falcons’ linebackers coach from 2015-20 and doubled as the team’s interim defensive coordinator in 2020, has been named the New York Jets’ interim head coach.
There used to be a day when Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans celebrated if head coach Raheem Morris won a crucial divisional game. Now, however, the tables have turned and Morris is patrolling the sidelines for the Atlanta Falcons instead of the Buccaneers.
If there is a constant with Raheem Morris' Atlanta Falcons, it is a flair for the dramatic. Through five games of the Morris regime, the Falcons sit 3-2, with each contest decided by eight points or less.
Ever since that fateful day on February 5, 2017, the Falcons have found new ways to lose, but that has changed under Raheem Morris and Kirk Cousins. The end of the Dan Quinn era and the entire Arthur Smith era brought Falcons fans nothing but disappointment.
This is not the Falcons team fans have become accustomed to. At no point in time in the last six seasons would Atlanta have won that football game last night, but this is very clearly a different team.
The host Atlanta Falcons and rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be battling for first place in the NFC South on Thursday in an important early-season matchup.
In Raheem Morris' first home win as head coach of the Atlanta Falcons, the good outweighed the bad -- but just barely. Despite not scoring an offensive
If you started Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts on your fantasy team this week then you saw a big fat zero next to his name at the end of the game.
Facing fourth-and-inches at the Kansas City 12-yard line and needing a first down to keep the game alive, the Falcons ran a sweep with running back Bijan Robinson. The Chiefs were all over the call.
The officials are all the talk once again after a very controversial no-call at the end of the Sunday Night Football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Atlanta Falcons. Late in the fourth quarter, the Falcons went for it on fourth down.
The Kansas City Chiefs’ defense delivered key stops in the closing moments, helping the Chiefs maintain their unbeaten streak with a 22-17 win against Raheem Morris and the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night.
The jubilation of a win is always a sweet thing. The unexpected chance when one goes against the odds, hits differently. Drake London, the 23-year-old Atlanta Falcons wide receiver, had one of those moments as he hauled in a pass by Kirk Cousins in the end zone.
Kirk Cousins looked so rusty in his debut with the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday that many wondered if he is truly healthy, and head coach Raheem Morris has since addressed those concerns.
Forget a quarterback controversy. The way Falcons head coach Raheem Morris has already mismanaged quarterback Kirk Cousins, Atlanta's problems start at the top.
In the wake of Friday's tragic school shooting, in which a 14-year-old killed four people and injured several others at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, the Atlanta Falcons are honoring the victims.
Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris has previously made it clear the team needed better quarterback play for the 2024 season.
The Atlanta Falcons have received some flack for giving quarterbacks Kirk Cousins and Michael Penix Jr. little playing time in preseason, but head coach Raheem Morris feels it's not worth the risk.
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