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Getty Images Dan Quinn took the blame after the Falcons became the first team to lose two games after they led by at least 15 points in the fourth quarter. Quinn’s players quickly came to his defense. “We know what he means to us,” Falcons running back Todd Gurley said, via Will McFadden of...

Getty Images The first players to land on the COVID-19/reserve list during the regular season won’t derail an NFL game. NFL Media reports that Sunday’s NFL game between the Bears and Falcons will proceed as scheduled. After contact tracing and further testing, all Falcons players and...

Getty Images Every week we bring you all the inactives from the 1 p.m. ET games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. Check back to see the full list as it becomes available 90 minutes ahead of kickoff. Rams at Bills Rams: RB Cam Akers, C Brian Allen, WR Trishton...

Getty Images The Falcons and Bears are set to play on Sunday after COVID-19 testing and contact tracing in the wake of Falcons cornerback A.J. Terrell being placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, but Atlanta’s star receiver will be missing from the action. Julio Jones was one of the players...

Getty Images When it comes to COVID-19 testing, results can vary. Vary they did for Falcons cornerback A.J. Terrell. Jay Glazer of FOX Sports reports that Terrell’s placement on the COVID-19/reserve list came after Terrell had three tests. Two came back positive, and one ended up negative. It...

Getty Images No Julio Jones, no problem. Even with their star wide receiver watching from the sidelines, the Falcons Offense looked sharp to start the game, taking a quick 6-0 lead on the Bears. After the Bears missed a field goal on their first possession, Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan aired...

Getty Images The Falcons’ first-round draft pick is the first player to be placed on the league’s COVID-19 reserve list this season. A.J. Terrell, a rookie cornerback chosen with the 16th overall pick in this year’s draft, was placed on reserve/COVID-19 today. Players can be placed on the...

Getty Images Falcons receiver Julio Jones did not practice this week. He might not play Sunday. The Falcons list Jones as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Bears. Jones caught nine passes for 157 yards in the opener, but his hamstring limited him in the three days of practice leading...

Getty Images Week Three of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Dolphins and it continues with 14 more games on Sunday, which means that the 28 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t...

Getty Images For the third consecutive week, the Bears list linebacker Khalil Mack as questionable. Mack has a knee issue that has limited him in practice. He has yet to have a full practice this season. Yet, Mack played 67 defensive snaps in Week One and 54 in Week Two. He made his first...

Getty Images The Falcons will be short in the secondary Sunday against the Bears, but they’re waiting to see if Julio Jones will be able to play. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the decision on their star wide receiver will go up to game time. Jones didn’t practice much last week...

Getty Images While Falcons head coach Dan Quinn defended his special teams players for last week’s onside kick debacle, owner Arthur Blank said it looked like they didn’t know the rules. Perhaps not, but it’s not for a lack of education. Via D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta...

Getty Images The Falcons had nine players out of Wednesday’s practice. They had eight out Thursday, although center Alex Mack was a veteran rest day and not an injury. Safety Damontae Kazee (hip), linebacker Foye Oluokun (hamstring) and left tackle Jake Matthews (knee) went from out to...

Getty Images Falcons coach Dan Quinn was immediately defiant, insisting his players knew the rules of onside kick recovery — despite looking to the world like they did not. So when Falcons owner Arthur Blank chimed in to say that didn’t appear to be the case, it became clear the boss and his...

Getty Images After reports early this week projected that running back Christian McCaffrey would be out for at least a month after hurting his ankle in last Sunday’s loss to the Buccaneers, McCaffrey said that his hope was that “I can get back a lot earlier.” If McCaffrey does beat that...

Getty Images The Falcons weren’t concerned about Julio Jones‘ hamstring issue last week, even though he was limited in practice all week. He did not carry a designation into the Week Two game against the Cowboys. But Jones blamed his hamstring for his dropped touchdown pass against the...

USA TODAY Sports In the moments after Sunday’s game, Falcons tight end Hayden Hurst made sure to find Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, but not to congratulate him on a comeback win. The conversation was brief, yet much bigger than football. Via Vaughn McClure of ESPN, Hurst said he wanted to...

Getty Images Falcons head coach Dan Quinn made a change to the operations on the defensive side of his coaching staff this season by installing Raheem Morris as defensive coordinator. While Morris is the coordinator, he shares responsibilities for calling plays with linebackers coach Jeff...

Getty Images The Cowboys pulled off an improbable win against the Falcons last Sunday after recovering an onside kick, but they wouldn’t have had a shot at pulling the rabbit out of the hat without quarterback Dak Prescott. Prescott kept the Falcons from putting the game away by completing...

Getty Images Falcons fans may not be clamoring to see their team in person after last Sunday’s meltdown in Dallas, but they will have the chance to do so starting next month. The Falcons announced that fans will be welcomed at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta when the team faces the Panthers...