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Getty Images Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (ankle) and receiver Julio Jones (foot) were among those who sat out Wednesday’s practice. It isn’t clear whether it’s for precautionary reasons or rest days, but neither left Sunday’s game with their injuries. Ryan played 64 of 65 snaps and Jones 53...

Getty Images Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston injured his ankle against the Saints. He said at the time he’d be fine for Sunday’s game at Atlanta. And while he was listed on Wednesday’s injury report with an ankle injury, he fully participated in practice, which suggests that he’s indeed...

Getty Images Prior to last week, Kenjon Barner‘s most memorable play in Bank of America Stadium was when he was blown up by Falcons punter Matt Bosher. Last week, he made a big play for the other side. The Falcons returner was named NFC special teams player of the week on Wednesday, for his...

Getty Images Things are still crowded at the bottom, though there are a few teams trying to escape the top 10. The Jets and Falcons putting together actual winning streaks have knocked them down a few spots, but most of their peers are staying put, in terms of the 2020 NFL Draft. If the...

Getty Images The Falcons limped into the bye at 1-7, with some expecting that owner Arthur Blank would make a coaching change. He didn’t, and that has helped the Falcons find their footing over the past two weeks. Quarterback Matt Ryan, who moved to No. 10 on the all-time passing yardage list...

Getty Images The Falcons won in convincing fashion for the second straight week and quarterback Matt Ryan credited owner Arthur Blank’s decision to stay the course with head coach Dan Quinn after a 1-7 start as a factor in their strong play. After Sunday’s win over the Panthers, Blank said he...

Getty Images Sunday’s game against the Falcons started with the Panthers giving up a field goal and throwing an interceptions, which turned out to be a pretty good prelude to what the rest of the day would bring. The Panthers turned the ball over four times, allowed five sacks, gave up a punt...

Getty Images The NFC playoff picture wasn’t upended when the 49ers, Saints and Cowboys lost games in Week 10, but it did open the door for bigger changes if the teams couldn’t get back on track. Sunday’s games are all in the books and everyone got back on track. All six teams that opened the...

Getty Images The Falcons don’t look like the same team as before the bye, and that’s a good thing. Because the old one nearly got everyone fired. Atlanta won its second straight since the break, hammering the Panthers 29-3. The Falcons had managed just seven sacks in the first eight games...

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. Falcons at Panthers Falcons: RB Devonta Freeman, TE Austin Hooper...

Getty Images Panthers quarterback Kyle Allen got a bunch of people excited by winning his first four starts this season, making some wonder if he was a starter of the future. He has since resumed looking like a backup. Allen just threw a ridiculous interception under pressure, which was his...

Getty Images The Falcons didn’t fire everybody during the bye week, and they suddenly look like a competent football team. They’re following up last week’s upset of the Saints by thrashing the Panthers 20-0 at halftime. The Falcons turned things around a week ago by sacking Drew Brees six...

Getty Images Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is leading his team to another convincing performance, and moving up the all-time lists in the process. In the third quarter, he moved into 10th place on the league’s career passing yardage list. He needed just 254 yards today to pass Warren Moon for...

Getty Images The Panthers will have James Bradberry back on the field this week, but they could still be a bit thin in the secondary against Julio Jones and the Falcons. Via Joe Person of TheAthletic.com, Panthers cornerback Ross Cockrell is out for Sunday’s game because of a quadriceps...

Getty Images Week 11 of the 2019 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win (and a few other things) by the Browns and it continues with 12 more games on Sunday, which means that the 24 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on...

Getty Images The Panthers will have another option available to them on the offensive line this week. Panthers head coach Ron Rivera said at his Thursday press conference that tackle Greg Little has cleared the concussion protocol. Little last played in Week Four and also missed the first two...

Getty Images Colin Kaepernick will workout for scouts Saturday in Atlanta. As PFT reported earlier Thursday, the league has not provided and does not plan to provide Kaepernick’s representatives with the names of those attending. The only certainty Kaepernick has received came from General...

Getty Images The Panthers are using running back Christian McCaffrey carefully during practice. It’s unclear whether he’s getting rest, or whether he actually has fought through a collection of injuries. From his back to a knee to, as of Wednesday, a foot, McCaffrey consistently has been...

Getty Images The Saints were 14-point favorites against the Falcons on Sunday and got blown out 26-9, the first time this season that a two-touchdown favorite had lost a game. Clearly, something went wrong. Saints quarterback Drew Brees said he and his teammates on offense consider it...

Getty Images As Wednesday practices go, Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey has missed several of them this year due to rest, a back injury, and a knee injury. This week, McCaffrey didn’t practice on Wednesday due to a foot injury. It’s the first time this year that he has been listed...