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  1. Freddie Falcon

    Week Eight early inactives

    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. Seahawks at Falcons Seahawks: S Delano Hill, DL Quinton Jefferson...
  2. Freddie Falcon

    Seahawks center Justin Britt out with knee injury

    Getty Images The Seahawks had just gotten their offensive line back together, after injuries forced them to adjust. And the adjustments are going to have to continue. Center Justin Britt just went down with a left knee injury, and has already been ruled out the rest of the game. The Seahawks...
  3. Freddie Falcon

    Seahawks hammering Falcons, up 17-0

    Dan Quinn can only hope this game isn’t a referendum on his future. If it was, he may not make it to the second half. The Seahawks are clobbering the Falcons, on the scoreboard (17-0) and thematically. Chris Carson has already run for 73 yards and a touchdown in the second quarter, as the...
  4. Freddie Falcon

    Seahawks send Falcons to sixth straight loss

    Getty Images The Falcons were struggling, back when their starting quarterback was in the lineup. Without former league MVP Matt Ryan, they got behind early and stayed that way. The Seahawks cruised to a relatively easy 27-20 win over the Falcons, a game which was never in much doubt. The...
  5. Freddie Falcon

    Arthur Blank will take next couple of weeks to evaluate “everything”

    Getty Images Falcons coach Dan Quinn’s job appears safe. For now. A league source indicated earlier that the current expectation is the Falcons will wait until the end of this season before making a coaching change. Owner Arthur Blank appeared to confirm that to reporters after Sunday’s 27-20...
  6. Freddie Falcon

    Pete Carroll expects to see Matt Ryan

    Getty Images When last we saw Matt Ryan, he hobbled to the locker room looking like a guy who would miss some time with an ankle injury. Technically listed as questionable for Sunday’s pre-bye bloodletting against the Seahawks, Ryan may still play. Seattle coach Pete Carroll expects that Ryan...
  7. Freddie Falcon

    Falcons will promote QB Danny Etling from practice squad

    Getty Images Pete Carroll may not be seeing Matt Ryan, after all. The Falcons will be promoting practice-squad quarterback Danny Etling on Saturday, according to Adam Caplan. The eventual move suggests that Matt Schaub will start on Sunday against the Seahawks, that Etling will be the backup...
  8. Freddie Falcon

    Matt Ryan out, Matt Schaub starts for Falcons

    Getty Images For the first time since 2009, Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan will miss a game on Sunday. Ryan has been ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Seahawks as a result of an ankle injury he suffered last week. That ends a streak of 154 consecutive starts (163 counting the playoffs)...
  9. Freddie Falcon

    Devonta Freeman fined for Week Seven altercation with Aaron Donald

    Getty Images Falcons running back Devonta Freeman and Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald had a Week Seven altercation. Only one of them was be fined for the incident. Per a league source, Freeman was fined $14,037 for unsportsmanlike conduct. Freeman also was ejected for throwing a punch...
  10. Freddie Falcon

    Matthew Stafford will now have second-longest starting streak for quarterbacks

    Getty Images Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan hadn’t missed a game since 2009. His streak of 154 consecutive starts will end on Sunday. As noted by Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford now has the second-longest starting streak for quarterbacks, at 134...
  11. Freddie Falcon

    Matt Ryan out of practice again Thursday

    Getty Images The Falcons practiced without quarterback Matt Ryan again on Thursday. Ryan left last Sunday’s loss to the Rams with a sprained ankle and he didn’t practice on Wednesday when the team began their on-field preparations for the Seahawks. Falcons head coach Dan Quinn said earlier...
  12. Freddie Falcon

    Russell Wilson is “ready to roll” despite rare appearance on injury report

    Getty Images Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has never missed an in-season practice and has played in all 119 possible games in his career. He rarely even shows up on the practice report. So it was strange to see his name on the Seahawks’ practice report Wednesday, though he was a full...
  13. Freddie Falcon

    Julio Jones interrupts Dan Quinn to address team after loss

    Getty Images Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones is not a big talker. So when he interrupted coach Dan Quinn after last week’s loss to the Rams to address the team, it made an impact. Via D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jones told his teammates in emotional terms that...
  14. Freddie Falcon

    Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan not practicing today

    Getty Images The Falcons reportedly don’t think quarterback Matt Ryan‘s ankle injury is that serious. But it’s apparently serious enough to keep him off the field today. Falcons coach Dan Quinn told Seattle reporters on his conference call that Ryan would not practice today. “Hopefully we...
  15. Freddie Falcon

    Falcons add wide receiver Christian Blake

    Getty Images After trading wide receiver Mohamed Sanu to the Patriots, the Falcons filled in the roster with a young player. The team announced the promotion of wide receiver Christian Blake from the practice squad. Blake went to camp with them last year as an undrafted rookie from Northern...
  16. Freddie Falcon

    Russell Wilson pops up on injury report with a knee issue

    Getty Images Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson made a rare appearance on the team’s injury report Wednesday. But Wilson was a full participant with a knee issue. It was the first time the Seahawks listed Wilson on their injury report since the Week Six game against Oakland in London when...
  17. Freddie Falcon

    Falcons get a windfall for player who had fallen out of favor

    Getty Images It’s been a bad year for the Falcons. The best thing that happened to the 1-6 franchise arrived earlier today, when Atlanta finagled a second-round pick for receiver Mohamed Sanu. With Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley the top two options in the passing game both now and in the...
  18. Freddie Falcon

    Patriots trade for Mohamed Sanu

    Getty Images The Patriots won easily against the Jets on Monday night and have a historically good point differential through seven games, but that’s not stopping them from making a move to add talent to the team. According to multiple reports that have been confirmed by PFT, the Patriots have...
  19. Freddie Falcon

    Devonta Freeman regrets swinging at Aaron Donald

    Getty Images Falcons running back Devonta Freeman regrets throwing a punch at Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald. And not simply because throwing a punch at Aaron Donald is a terrible idea in any context. Via D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Freeman apologized for...
  20. Freddie Falcon

    Matt Ryan has sprained ankle, status for Week Eight to be determined

    Getty Images The early word on Sunday was that the right ankle injury that knocked Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan out of his team’s loss to the Rams was not a serious one. Ryan went for further testing on Monday and head coach Dan Quinn updated the findings at a press conference later in the...
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