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Getty Images Falcons owner Arthur Blank offered a show of support for coach Dan Quinn after Sunday’s loss to the Rams dropped them to 1-6. But it’s clear the clock is very much ticking on Quinn. Jeff Schultz of TheAthletic.com caught up with Blank after the latest win, and while there may not...

Getty Images A report on Sunday indicated that the Falcons are looking to trade defensive end Vic Beasley before next week’s trade deadline and Beasley responded to it after Sunday’s 37-10 loss to the Rams. Beasley said he was aware of the report and hasn’t asked for a move, but if General...

Getty Images Teams sometimes try to sign a core nucleus of top players to expensive contracts in an effort to make a Super Bowl run, and then worry about the salary cap consequences later. The long-term effectiveness of that strategy is debatable, but it at least ought to produce a good team in...

Getty Images Dan Quinn’s ability to concisely answer a direct question mirrored his team’s ability to play football. Via Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com, Quinn offered a lengthy response when asked if he had lost his team during a 1-6 start. “I understand why the question — it is a fair question...

Getty Images Cornerback Jalen Ramsey made his Rams debut in Sunday’s 37-10 win over the Falcons and head coach Sean McVay said after the game that Ramsey provided a “big boost” to the team. Ramsey had four tackles and forced a Devonta Freeman fumble that the Falcons recovered over the course...

Getty Images The Falcons are losing again, but that might not be the worst news. Quarterback Matt Ryan just limped to the locker room, with an apparent ankle injury. Ryan was hurt while being sacked by Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald, the fifth he has taken on the day. The Falcons ruled...

Getty Images The Rams needed some kind of spark, even if it was a team struggling more than they’ve been lately. The Falcons were courteous enough to oblige. The Rams snapped a three-game losing streak with a 37-10 win on the road, extending the Falcons’ losing streak to five games. While it...

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan left Sunday’s lopsided loss to the Rams early after injuring his right ankle and the team announced after the game that he wouldn’t be talking to reporters after the game. Per multiple reports, Ryan left the locker room with a protective boot on his right foot...

Getty Images Falcons coach Dan Quinn’s job is very much in question, after his team lost a fifth straight game to fall to 1-6. But his boss doesn’t appear inclined to fire him, at least not immediately. According to Jeff Schultz of TheAthletic.com, Falcons owner Arthur Blank dismissed...

Getty Images Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan left the locker room with a boot on his right foot after Sunday’s loss to the Rams and he’ll go for tests on the injury, but early word is that the team believes he avoided a severe injury. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Ryan will go for an MRI...

Getty Images The window for making trades closes in nine days. Most teams will play two games between now and then. And the outcomes of those games will help determine who does, and who doesn’t, get active in the trade market, as sellers or as buyers. For potential sellers, the next two games...

Getty Images The Falcons are 1-5 this season and that lack of success has fueled plenty of speculation about head coach Dan Quinn’s job security. Those speculators have often found themselves looking at the team’s Week Nine bye as a spot where the Falcons might decide to make a change. Falcons...

Getty Images Week Seven of the 2019 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Chiefs 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 Monday night won’t release...

Getty Images His back is officially and completely healed. New Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey, who missed his last three games with the Jaguars due to a back injury, has been removed from the final injury report in advance of his first game with the Rams. It means that he’s healthy and ready to...

The Falcons have many problems at the moment, but they’re also going against the Rams short-handed at a position you can’t afford to be short-handed against the Rams. Falcons coach Dan Quinn said that cornerback Desmond Trufant was out again this week with a toe injury. The Falcons are 27th in...

Getty Images The Rams should have two key players on the field Sunday against the Falcons. Rams head coach Sean McVay said today that he is expecting running back Todd Gurley and cornerback Jalen Ramsey to play on Sunday. Gurley missed last week’s game with a quadriceps injury. His backup...

Getty Images Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey‘s back is still bothering him. Unless it isn’t. The Rams have conflicting injury reports regarding Thursday’s practice. In the emailed version, Ramsey fully participated despite a back injury. On the team’s official website, no back injury is...

Getty Images Sean McVay’s Rams are taking on the 1-5 Falcons on Sunday, but he doesn’t expect an easy game. “I think the record is really misleading,” McVay said. “I think when you look at them [they are a] really really good football team that has had some unfortunate breaks towards the end...

Getty Images Julio Jones‘ hip injury kept him limited in Thursday’s practice, but it doesn’t appear it will keep the Falcons receiver out of the lineup Sunday. He played through it last week, catching eight passes for 108 yards against the Cardinals. Jones has played 74.4 percent of the snaps...

Getty Images Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald had some very high praise for Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones before their teams met on Sunday. NFL Films picked up Fitzgerald talking to rookie quarterback Kyler Murray before the game, pointing to Jones going through his warmups...