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The Atlanta Falcons put on an offensive show Sunday afternoon at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, but it was not enough as the New Orleans beat them in overtime, 43-37.
Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan passed for 374 yards and five touchdowns, while rookie Calvin Ridley broke loose for a career high 146 yards and four touchdowns.
Here are 5 reasons why the Falcons lost
- A depleted defense: The Falcons were already down Pro Bowl defensive linebacker Deion Jones, safety Keanu Neal (out for the season), defensive lineman Takk McKinley, reserve Derrick Shelby, Corey Nelson but they also lost free safety Ricardo Allen who went down on a non-contact play. The losses were too much to overcome, no matter the Falcons’ valiant efforts.
“Don’t want to speculate too much, but it was serious enough that he was down for the game,” Quinn said of Allen after the game.
2. Trading field goals for touchdowns: After marching down the field to score a touchdown, the Falcons blinked in the second half. More disconcerting was the fact that the Falcons, who moved the ball pretty much at will for most of the game, had to punt with 44 seconds on the clock.
3. A Ridley-less fourth quarter: Ridley had managed his best game ever by scoring three touchdowns in the first three quarters alone. In the fourth quarter, the Falcons didn’t get the ball to the rookie, who absolutely torched the Saints secondary. “We had chances to finish the game today and we didn’t do that,” Ryan told reporters after the game. “That’s disappointing.”
Ridley's …. believe it or not!?
TOUCHDOWN! pic.twitter.com/IAEmbtAVcz
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) September 23, 2018
4. Poor tackling: Nothing illustrates the Falcons’ sudden lack of sure tackling than the Brees rushing touchdown. There’s no way a 39-year-old man should be able to evade two careening defenders, Brian Poole and Robert Alford, five yards from the end zone. There were other tackling lapses throughout the game, but that one, with less than 1:15 left in the game, was a big one.
Drew Brees with the spin move and RUSHING TOUCHDOWN #NOvsATL pic.twitter.com/2OLbbm69Dk
— FlurrySports (@FlurrySports) September 23, 2018
5. Lack of a running game: With Devonte Freeman on the sidelines, the bulk of the carries went to Tevin Coleman. Last week, against the Carolina Panthers, Coleman rushed for more than 100 yards and a score. But Sunday, things were different. The Falcons only managed 48 on the ground, 33 by Coleman (2.2 yard average).
There are other reasons why the Falcons came up short, such as offensive lineman Wes Schweitzer and the questionable schemes of coach Quinn.
The Falcons are now last in the NFC South, but hope to rebound next week. In the NFL, you must have a short memory.
The Falcons will again play in front of the home crowd next week when they take on the Cincinnati Bengals at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. They need to win two out of the next three games (the Steelers and Tampa Bay) to have a shot at returning to the Super Bowl, which will be in Atlanta.
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The Atlanta Falcons were victorious in their first home game in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta against the Carolina Panthers. The Falcons beat Carolina not because of anything special, just solid execution all the way around.
Running back Tevin Coleman started in the place of Devonta Freeman and rushed for over 100 yards and made it into the end zone.
The Falcons moved to 1-1 for the season, but more importantly, they got a much-needed win in the NFC South.
2nd career 100-yd rushing game and a W?
Tevin Coleman has a reason to be HYPED. pic.twitter.com/L8q3nefoh5
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) September 16, 2018
kQuarterback Matt Ryan said that the difference in this game and what happened in the first game of the season against the Philadelphia Eagles was that the Falcons made it into the red zone. “The execution was better than it had been the week before, so I’m proud of the way our guys worked all week,” Ryan told reporters after the game. “I thought the execution was great and that was kind of it,”
Our execution in the red zone can't get any better than it was today.
Matt Ryan explains ⤵️
📝 – https://t.co/vS21OOidjV pic.twitter.com/j386oIRoCk
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) September 17, 2018
Next up for the Falcons are the New Orleans Saints.
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The Atlanta Dream evened the playoff series against the Washington Mystics on Tuesday night, beating them 78-75. The Mystics lost their best player, Elene Delle Donne, in the fourth quarter.
McCamish Pavilion was electric as the Dream scratched and clawed their way to hang on for the victory.
“Really, really proud of our toughness,” Dream coach Nicki Collen said after the game. Collen had double reason to celebrate: She was named WNBA Coach of the Year earlier in the day. “We turned over the ball too much, but to get stops when we needed them says a lot about our team. Early in the season, we had a lot of grind-it-out kind of games, and tonight was another one of those.”
The series is now tied at 1-1 and will head to Washington for game 3 on Friday night. In game 1, the Dream couldn’t find any momentum on offense, losing 87-84 at home on Sunday. Their ace shooter, Tiffany Hayes, was cold for most of the night.
Delle Donne told fans that she will be OK, saying “the swelling isn’t terrible.”
Elena Delle Donne shared her thoughts with us via Mystics’ media relations: “I mean, I’m walking. The swelling isn’t terrible. I’ll go home tomorrow and see our doctors, and see what they say. But I’m hopeful to be back in the lineup Friday.”
— Mechelle Voepel (@MechelleV) August 29, 2018
On Tuesday, Hayes scored 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Center Elizabeth Williams (10 points, 11 rebounds) had a solid game as well as Atlanta had an 18-rebound advantage.
Game 3 will be Friday, August 31 at 8 p.m. ET at Charles Smith Center, George Washington University. The contest will be simulcast on WNBATV and ESPN2.
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The Atlanta Dream evened the playoff series against the Washington Mystics on Tuesday night, beating them 78-75. The Mystics lost their best player, Elene Delle Donne, in the fourth quarter.
McCamish Pavilion was electric as the Dream scratched and clawed their way to hang on for the victory.
“Really, really proud of our toughness,” Dream coach Nicki Collen said after the game. Collen had double reason to celebrate: She was named WNBA Coach of the Year earlier in the day. “We turned over the ball too much, but to get stops when we needed them says a lot about our team. Early in the season, we had a lot of grind-it-out kind of games, and tonight was another one of those.”
The series is now tied at 1-1 and will head to Washington for game 3 on Friday night. In game 1, the Dream couldn’t find any momentum on offense, losing 87-84 at home on Sunday. Their ace shooter, Tiffany Hayes, was cold for most of the night.
Delle Donne told fans that she will be OK, saying “the swelling isn’t terrible.”
Elena Delle Donne shared her thoughts with us via Mystics' media relations: “I mean, I’m walking. The swelling isn’t terrible. I’ll go home tomorrow and see our doctors, and see what they say. But I’m hopeful to be back in the lineup Friday."
— Mechelle Voepel (@MechelleV) August 29, 2018
On Tuesday, Hayes scored 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Center Elizabeth Williams (10 points, 11 rebounds) had a solid game as well as Atlanta had an 18-rebound advantage.
Game 3 will be Friday, August 31 at 8 p.m. ET at Charles Smith Center, George Washington University. The contest will be simulcast on WNBATV and ESPN2.
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Atlanta United begins its sophomore season the first weekend in March as the team takes on DC United. Last year was a smashing success as Atlantans fell in love with professional soccer.
Last year the team played most of its games at Georgia Teach. This year the team pays at Merc-Benz, which will be their primary home, which they will share with the Atlanta Falcons.
Soccer to me! Atlanta United 2018 Schedule
If you can’t make it downtown, you can catch the team on TV: FOX Sports South and FOX Sports Southeast will televise 18 games. Also, Atlanta United LIVE will air 30 minutes before and after every match on the respective networks.
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The red-hot Atlanta Dream did it again this weekend, winning their seventh consecutive game. The city’s WNBA team is the league’s hottest team, improving their record to 15-9.
The latest win on Sunday came at the expense of the Seattle Storm, who the Dream whipped 87-74 in front of thousands of fans at McCamish Pavilion in Midtown Atlanta.
See Tiffany Hayes buzzer beater
Elizabeth Williams scored a season-high 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Tiffany Hayes and Angel McCoughtry each scored 15 points for the Dream.
Seattle was led by Breanna Stewart who scored a game-high 31 points and eight rebounds for Seattle. The game also marked the 500th game (a new WNBA-record) for Sue Bird, who knocked down four 3-pointers for 12 points.
Atlanta heads to L.A. on Tuesday to take on the Sparks.
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The red-hot Atlanta Dream did it again this week, winning their sixth consecutive game. The city’s WNBA team is the league’s hottest team, improving their record to 14-9.
The latest win on Thursday came at the expense of the New York Liberty, who the Dream whipped 82-68 in front of thousands of fans at McCamish Pavilion in Midtown Atlanta.
See Tiffany Hayes buzzer beater
This time, Renee Montgomery made a franchise-record seven 3-pointers to finish with 24 points. Tiffany Hayes scored 20 points.
Atlanta faces the Seattle Storm at 3 p.m. at McCamish Pavilion.
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The red-hot Atlanta Dream don’t want to wake up. The city’s WNBA team has won a league-best five straight games, improving their record to 13-9.
The latest victory came from the last-second heave from Tiffany Hayes Tuesday night. Her three-pointer from beyond half court beat the Connecticut Sun, 86-83 on their home court.
The game-winner by Hayes was the longest (46.7 FT) made in the last 10 seconds of a regular-season game in WNBA history.
Trying to win their sixth straight contest, the Dream now return home to host the New York Liberty Thursday inside McCamish Pavilion beginning at 7 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed live on WatchESPN.
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The Atlanta Dream poured it on early and held on for the win Sunday afternoon, beating the Phoenix Mercury 76-70.
The Dream were led by Tiffany Hayes’ 18 points while Renee Montgomery and Brittney Sykes chipped in 13 points each. Atlanta jumped out to an 8-0 lead and led at one point 62-39 late in the third quarter.
But the Mercury got hot. Leilani Mitchell’s 3-pointer with 47.3 seconds left closed the deficit to 73-68 for the Mercury (14-6).
Diana Taurasi scored 19 for the Mercury while Brittney Griner added 18.
Elizabeth Williams and Angel McCoughtry each scored 10 for the Dream (9-9).
After rebounding from a tough loss at home, Atlanta now has a few days off before playing on the road for their next game.
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The Atlanta Dream almost made an epic comeback against the Seattle Storm on Friday, July 6 in McCamish Pavilion, but it was not to be. The final score, 95 to 86, doesn’t really show how close the game was.
The Dream were paced by Angel McCoughtry, who scored 26 points, and Tiffany Hayes, who pumped in 23.
Atlanta looked like they were going to run away with the game in the early going, jumping out to a 9-2 lead. But the Storm scored 14 of the next 15 points and led the rest of the way.
Seattle, led by Breanna Stewart’s 29 points, dominated the first half and at one point led by 19 points, before the Dream staged a furious rally.
Atlanta Dream almost stage epic comeback against Seattle Storm https://t.co/G5mmwzpQVK pic.twitter.com/vSI9v5nBJG
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Every time Atlanta mounted consecutive buckets, Stewart, or Sue Bird (18 points) would counter. The Storm were nine of 20 from 3-point range.
Atlanta (8-9) hosts the Phoenix Mercury at home on Sunday, July 8.
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