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  1. Freddie Falcon

    Falcons will work out safeties on Tuesday

    Getty Images The Falcons lost safety Keanu Neal for the season when he tore his Achilles during Sunday’s loss to the Colts and the team will look at outside options as they move forward without him. Kemal Ishmael replaced Neal on Sunday and will be part of the plan to fill in for him in the...
  2. Freddie Falcon

    Matt Ryan keeps throwing interceptions

    Getty Images The Falcons have gotten off to another slow start, and Matt Ryan continues to be more generous than we’re accustomed to seeing. The Falcons quarterback has already thrown an interception — his sixth of the year — and the Falcons trail the Colts 13-0. Ryan’s never thrown more than...
  3. Freddie Falcon

    Falcons safety Keanu Neal penalized as he’s being carted off

    Getty Images NFL officials have had their issues this season, and they just penalized a guy who appears to have suffered a major injury. Falcons safety Keanu Neal was just carted off, in obvious distress after he went down without contact. Neal, who suffered a torn ACL in last year’s opener...
  4. Freddie Falcon

    Colts wideout T.Y. Hilton out

    Getty Images The Falcons are beginning to show a little fight, and the Colts are going to have to hang onto their lead without their top receiver. The Colts announced that wideout T.Y. Hilton is out the rest of the game with a quad injury. Hilton had eight catches for 65 yards and a touchdown...
  5. Freddie Falcon

    Colts hang on to beat the Falcons, improve to 2-1

    Getty Images The Colts aren’t fully stocked, but they have a certain personality about them. Playing without the quarterback they anticipated (Andrew Luck) as well as their leading tackler (Darius Leonard), the Colts held on for a 27-24 win over the Falcons to improve to 2-1. Quarterback...
  6. Freddie Falcon

    Keanu Neal expected to miss rest of season with torn Achilles

    Getty Images Falcons safety Keanu Neal is done until 2020. Neal, who left today’s game with an Achilles injury, is believed to have torn the tendon, which will require surgery and several months of rehab, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. It was clear from the look on Neal’s face that...
  7. Freddie Falcon

    T.Y. Hilton, Marlon Mack likely to play Sunday

    Getty Images The Colts listed a pair of important offensive players as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Falcons and there’s optimism that they are going to be in the lineup. Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reports that wide receiver T.Y. Hilton and running back Marlon Mack are both likely...
  8. Freddie Falcon

    Week Three early inactives

    Getty Images Every week we bring you all the inactives from the early 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 the 1 p.m. ET kickoffs. Lions at Eagles Lions: DL Da’Shawn Hand, CB Amani...
  9. Freddie Falcon

    T.Y. Hilton, Marlon Mack questionable for Colts

    Getty Images A pair of key offensive players are questionable to be in the lineup for the Colts against the Falcons this Sunday. The team released its final injury report of the week and it shows that wide receiver T.Y. Hilton and running back Marlon Mack were both listed as questionable...
  10. Freddie Falcon

    Week Three injury report roundup

    Getty Images Week Three of the 2019 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Jaguars 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. Questionable players are uncertain to play...
  11. Freddie Falcon

    Falcons calling up punter this week

    Getty Images Falcons kicker Matt Bryant won’t have to pull double duty this week. According to D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Falcons punter Matt Bosher won’t play this week because of a groin injury, and the team will call up Matt Wile from the practice squad to...
  12. Freddie Falcon

    Darius Leonard out for Colts

    Getty Images The Colts are going to have to stop the Falcons without their best defensive player. Via Stephen Holder of TheAthletic.com, Colts linebacker Darius Leonard is out this week because of a concussion. He didn’t come out of last weeks’ game, but reported symptoms later. He’ll be...
  13. Freddie Falcon

    Bruce Arians on NFC South QB injuries: You can’t think about that stuff

    Getty Images The quarterback landscape of the NFC South has changed significantly in recent days. Drew Brees is headed for thumb surgery and an extended absence from the Saints lineup. Cam Newton hasn’t looked right in the first two games, was out of Panthers practice on Tuesday and is...
  14. Freddie Falcon

    Colts coach Frank Reich: Adam Vinatieri is our kicker

    Getty Images The Colts have talked Adam Vinatieri into sticking around. Amid widespread speculation on Sunday that the future Hall of Fame kicker would be retiring on Monday (and it was leaning in that direction), Vinatieri will stay with the team. Coach Frank Reich told reporters on Monday...
  15. Freddie Falcon

    Falcons cut Ra’Shede Hageman

    Getty Images Falcons defensive tackle Ra’Shede Hageman was suspended for the first two games of the season, and now that he’s eligible to play he’ll need to find a new team. The Falcons announced today that they waived Hageman, who reached an injury settlement with the team related to a neck...
  16. Freddie Falcon

    Darius Leonard is in the concussion protocol

    Getty Images Adam Vinatieri will be kicking for the Colts this week, but they may not have Darius Leonard at linebacker against the Falcons. Head coach Frank Reich announced on Monday that Leonard has been placed in the concussion protocol. Leonard was not knocked out of the game, but reported...
  17. Freddie Falcon

    Eagles close gap to 17-12 on Falcons

    The Eagles aren’t going away, at least the ones who aren’t going to the medical tent. Carson Wentz just hit Nelson Agholor for a touchdown, to narrow Atlanta’s lead to 17-12. It appeared Wentz had run in his own two-point conversion, but it was reversed on replay. It’s amazing that he was...
  18. Freddie Falcon

    Sunday Night wrap-up: Julio Jones earns his money

    Falcons wideout Julio Jones is getting paid to be the best receiver in the NFL. The Falcons may be getting a bargain. Jones led the Falcons to a wild 24-20 win over the Eagles, with five catches for 106 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner with a minute and three seconds left...
  19. Freddie Falcon

    Kaleb McGary’s knee sounded like a bowl of cereal

    Getty Images Falcons rookie right tackle Kaleb McGary didn’t look so good when he left last night’s game with a knee problem. But the way he described it was even worse. “It was a knee thing and I was nervous at first,” McGary said to Zach Klein of WSB. “That snap, crackle, pop is never a...
  20. Freddie Falcon

    Julio Jones: They kept giving us zero looks and we made them pay

    Getty Images Julio Jones became the Falcons’ all-time leader in receiving yards in style on Sunday night. Jones caught a screen pass from Matt Ryan on fourth-and-three, got a pair of good blocks from Jake Matthews and Mohamed Sanu and ran away from an Eagles defense playing without any deep...
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