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  1. Freddie Falcon

    Julio Jones sits out practice Wednesday

    Getty Images One week off apparently wasn’t long enough for Julio Jones‘ hamstring. The Falcons star receiver left Monday’s game after only 15 snaps. He did not practice Wednesday. Jones had nine catches for 157 yards in the opener, but his hamstring limited him in the three days of practice...
  2. Freddie Falcon

    Falcons plan to bring back J.J. Wilcox

    Getty Images Injuries have thinned the Falcons out at safety, so they have reached out to a former member of the team about a return engagement. D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that the team is set to sign J.J. Wilcox. Wilcox was listed as a visitor with the...
  3. Freddie Falcon

    Vikings to play without fans in Week Six

    Getty Images Many teams are allowing fans back in, little by little. The Vikings aren’t ready to go there yet. The team just announced that no fans would be allowed into U.S. Bank Stadium for their Week Six game against the Falcons. “The Vikings will not be in a position to host fans for the...
  4. Freddie Falcon

    Damontae Kazee tore his Achilles Monday night

    Getty Images Falcons safety Damontae Kazee‘s 2020 season is over. Kazee was carted off the field during Monday night’s loss to the Packers with what the Falcons said was an Achilles injury. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that Kazee tore his Achilles and will miss the rest of the year as a...
  5. Freddie Falcon

    Dan Quinn says Falcons’ 0-4 start is confusing and frustrating

    Getty Images Falcons head coach Dan Quinn expected to be coaching a playoff contender this season. He’s not. Quinn said after the Falcons dropped to 0-4 with a loss in Green Bay on Monday night that he has a hard time explaining what is going wrong. “Knowing where we are at, it’s certainly...
  6. Freddie Falcon

    Damontae Kazee carted off after non-contact injury

    Getty Images The Falcons already were without injured safeties Keanu Neal (hamstring) and Ricardo Allen (elbow). Now, they won’t have Damontae Kazee. Kazee appeared to be seriously injured on a non-contact play in the second quarter. He was carted off after grabbing his lower calf. The...
  7. Freddie Falcon

    Packers lead Falcons 20-3 at halftime

    Getty Images The Falcons aren’t going to have to worry about blowing a 15-point lead tonight. Atlanta has not led and trails by 17 at halftime. Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdown passes in the first half, two going to tight end Robert Tonyan, for a 20-3 halftime lead over the Falcons. The...
  8. Freddie Falcon

    Falcons safety Jaylinn Hawkins being evaluated for head injury

    Getty Images The Atlanta Falcons secondary is running out of reinforcements. After Damontae Kazee left the game due to an Achilles injury, rookie safety Jaylinn Hawkins was taken to the locker room to be further evaluated for a head injury. His return to Monday night’s game against the Green...
  9. Freddie Falcon

    Robert Tonyan scores third TD of night, Julio Jones ruled out for Falcons

    Getty Images The Atlanta Falcons continue to lose players and Robert Tonyan keeps scoring touchdowns. Aaron Rodgers connected with Tonyan for the third time for a touchdown on Monday night as the Green Bay Packers extended their lead to 27-9 over the Falcons. The Falcons had just scored their...
  10. Freddie Falcon

    Robert Tonyan’s three touchdowns carry Packers to 30-16 win over Falcons

    Getty Images Packers tight end Robert Tonyan caught three of Aaron Rodgers‘ four touchdown passes on as Green Bay cruised to a 30-16 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night. Rodgers had just six incompletions on the night while throwing for 327 yards and the four touchdowns for Green...
  11. Freddie Falcon

    Davante Adams deletes tweet about being out on Monday

    Getty Images In a tweet on Monday morning, Packers wide receiver Davante Adams said that he would not be playing against the Falcons on Monday night. Adams being out wouldn’t qualify as a shock as he was listed as questionable with a hamstring injury and said last week that he wouldn’t play...
  12. Freddie Falcon

    Falcons add Elliott Fry, two others to roster for Monday night

    Getty Images The Falcons ruled out kicker Younghoe Koo because of a groin injury and they announced a roster move that put another kicker on the roster for Monday night’s game against the Packers. Elliott Fry is being promoted from the practice squad to fill in for Koo. Fry will revert back...
  13. Freddie Falcon

    Packers-Falcons kickoff backed up to 9 p.m. ET

    Getty Images The Packers-Falcons will kickoff at some point tonight. The start time was changed a second time: The NFL announced Monday the second game now will start at 9 p.m. ET. The game originally had a start time of 8:15 p.m. ET, the usual start time for Monday Night Football. But then...
  14. Freddie Falcon

    Packers sign WR Reggie Begelton to active roster

    USA TODAY Sports The Packers are set to be without a pair of wide receivers against the Falcons on Monday night due to injuries, so they added a healthy one to the roster ahead of the game. Green Bay announced that they have signed wide receiver Reggie Begelton to the active roster. Allen...
  15. Freddie Falcon

    Julio Jones, Calvin Ridley playing tonight

    Getty Images The Packers will be without their star receiver tonight, but the Falcons will have both of theirs. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, both Julio Jones (hamstring) and Calvin Ridley (ankle) will play tonight. Both were listed as questionable, and their availability is huge...
  16. Freddie Falcon

    Patriots-Chiefs moves to Monday at 7, Falcons-Packers at 8:50

    Getty Images The NFL will have two Monday night games this week. After the Patriots’ game at Kansas City was delayed following Cam Newton‘s positive test for COVID-19, the league decided to have the Patriots and Chiefs kick off on Monday night at 7 p.m. ET. The game will stay on CBS. The...
  17. Freddie Falcon

    Packers place Christian Kirksey, Allen Lazard on IR

    Getty Images The Packers placed linebacker Christian Kirksey and receiver Allen Lazard on injured reserve Saturday, the team announced. Lazard underwent core muscle surgery this week. He earned a game ball after making six catches for a career-high 146 yards and a touchdown in the victory...
  18. Freddie Falcon

    Julio Jones, Calvin Ridley questionable for Monday night

    Getty Images The Falcons will have receiver Russell Gage for Monday night. They hope to have Calvin Ridley and Julio Jones. But that remains a question. The Falcons list both Ridley and Jones as questionable. Jones has a hamstring injury that kept him out of last week’s game, and Ridley has...
  19. Freddie Falcon

    Davante Adams, Kenny Clark, Za’Darius Smith questionable

    Getty Images The Packers list one player as doubtful and have nine players who are questionable for Monday’s game against the Falcons. Tight end Marcedes Lewis (knee) did not participate in practice and is doubtful. Receiver Davante Adams (hamstring) went through limited practices all week...
  20. Freddie Falcon

    Julio Jones looking good for Monday

    Getty Images Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones was back on the practice field Thursday in a limited basis, and it appeared to be a good sign for the Falcons. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the signs are pointing to a return for Jones Monday night against the Packers. Jones missed...
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