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Falcons' last-second field goal caps rally, sinks Bucs
Zane Gonzalez drilled a 43-yard field goal as time expired, lifting the visiting Atlanta Falcons to a stunning 29-28 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday.,After Atlanta, which trailed by 14 in the fourth quarter, forced a Tampa Bay punt at the two-minute warning, the Falcons took over a...
Week 15 TNF: Falcons-Buccaneers Preview, Props, Prediction
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers suddenly find themselves in desperate need of a victory when the Atlanta Falcons visit to kick off Week 15 in the NFL on Thursday night.,Upset by New Orleans last week, Tampa Bay is now tied atop the NFC South at 7-6 with the Carolina Panthers. Meanwhile, the 4-9 Falcons are...
Liquid, Falcons eke out opening wins at DreamLeague Season 27
Team Liquid and Team Falcons were the only sides that pulled out three-map wins on Wednesday as the DreamLeague Season 27 got underway.,The $1 million Dota 2 event features 24 teams starting in a Swiss System group stage. All matches are best-of-three, with the top eight teams advancing to the doubl...
Week 15 TNF Capsule
Atlanta Falcons (4-9) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-6),Thursday, 8:15 p.m. ET,FanDuel Odds: Buccaneers -4.5, Total 44.5,Prop play: Falcons RB Bijan Robinson over 36.5 receiving yards (-116),Robinson leads the NFL in yards from scrimmage and has transformed into a modern-day LaDainian Tomlinson with Zac...
Chasing NFC South title, Bucs wary of freefalling Falcons
Over the last four seasons, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have taken advantage of a consistently below-average NFC South.,In search of its fifth straight division title, Tampa Bay (7-6) will strive to avoid dropping its second consecutive game to a woeful rival when it hosts the reeling Atlanta Falcons (...
Raheem Morris: Eliminated Falcons to 'evaluate everything' at season's end
As disappointing as the Atlanta Falcons continue to be, it's not an unfamiliar feeling for the franchise.,With Sunday's 37-9 bludgeoning at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta (4-9) secured its eighth straight losing season and eighth that will end without a postseason berth. Only the New Yor...
Natus Vincere, FaZe, Falcons earn final spots in Budapest Major playoffs
Natus Vincere, FaZe Clan and Team Falcons were the final three teams to punch their tickets to the StarLadder Budapest Major playoffs with their do-or-die Round 5 victories on Sunday in Hungary.,Natus Vincere swept B8 2-0, FaZe Clan beat Passion UA by the same score and Team Falcons rallied past G2 ...
Falcons, Kirk Cousins prepare for 'challenging' Seahawks defense
Raheem Morris and Mike Macdonald were hired by their respective franchises within a week of each other in the head coaching cycle in January 2024. ,Since then, the Falcons and Seattle Seahawks have taken vastly different paths to Sunday's meeting in Atlanta.,Morris' Falcons (4-8) have dropped six of...
Falcons' Morris calls special teams play 'awful,' stops short of more changes
Of the Atlanta Falcons' many problems this season, special teams play has been chief among the main issues. Still, head coach Raheem Morris maintains there will be no changing of the guard with the unit.,Atlanta (4-8) is on its third kicker after releasing Younghoe Koo and John Parker Romo, while th...
Tundra, Falcons clinch byes to semifinals at Blast Slam V
Team Falcons and Tundra Esports each won two matches on Saturday to clinch the top two group-play spots and earn byes directly to the playoff semifinals on the final day of BLAST Slam V group stage.,Both teams finished group play 10-1, but Team Falcons earned the top seed thanks to its head-to-head ...
Tundra, Falcons keep pace in BLAST Slam V group stage
Tundra Esports and Team Falcons each won two matches on Friday to remain tied for first place in the BLAST Slam V group stage.,Both teams are 8-1, while Team Yandex sit in third place at 6-3 after splitting a pair of Friday matches.,The $1 million Dota 2 event is starting with 12 teams competing in ...
Raheem Morris praises Kirk Cousins, team effort in Falcons' first win in 6 weeks
For the first time in six weeks, Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris had a reason to smile in his weekly Monday press conference.,Atlanta (4-7) snapped a five-game losing streak with a 24-10 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, despite the absence of quarterback Michael Penix Jr. and ...
Kirk Cousins helps Falcons snap five-game skid vs. lowly Saints
Kirk Cousins passed for two touchdowns and the visiting Atlanta Falcons ended a five-game losing streak by defeating the New Orleans Saints 24-10 on Sunday.,Cousins completed 16 of 23 passes for 199 yards for the Falcons (4-7) as he filled in for Michael Penix Jr., who suffered a season-ending knee ...
Falcons rule out Drake London (knee), Billy Bowman Jr. (Achilles) vs. Saints
A bad week became even worse for the Atlanta Falcons on Friday when coach Raheem Morris told reporters that star receiver Drake London (knee) and rookie cornerback Billy Bowman Jr. (Achilles) will both miss Sunday's game at the New Orleans Saints.,They join quarterback Michael Penix Jr., who is out ...
Rookie vs. vet as Tyler Shough, Saints face Kirk Cousins, Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are 3-7 and going nowhere., ,The New Orleans Saints are 2-8 and going nowhere., ,The longtime rivals meet Sunday in New Orleans with little at stake except trying to avoid last place in the NFC South., ,Though the Falcons have a slightly better record than the Saints, things are ...
Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr. undergoing third ACL surgery, out for season
Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. required season-ending surgery to repair a partially torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.,Atlanta's first-round pick in the 2024 draft, Penix received a second medical opinion before opting to head back to the operating table. ,It will be his third ...
Morris: Kirk Cousins-led offense ‘will look different’ for plummeting Falcons
As the Atlanta Falcons continue to spiral, injury was added to insult.,In Atlanta's fifth straight loss on Sunday, the Falcons squandered a 14-point lead at home to the Carolina Panthers, falling 30-27 in overtime. As if things could get worse, quarterback Michael Penix Jr. was placed on injured res...
Report: Falcons WR Drake London (knee) out at least 1 week
Atlanta Falcons star wide receiver Drake London will not play this Sunday due to a PCL sprain and might be out multiple games, NFL Media reported Monday.,London, who leads the Falcons with 60 catches for 810 yards and six touchdowns in nine games this season, hauled in seven receptions for 119 yards...
Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr. (knee) on IR
The knee injury that knocked Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. out of Sunday's game has landed him on injured reserve.,The second-year starter aggravated a bone bruise in his left knee early in the third quarter of the 30-27 overtime loss to the visiting Carolina Panthers.,"We are workin...
Report: Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr. (knee) may be done for season
The knee injury that knocked Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. out of Sunday's game is potentially season-ending, ESPN reported Monday.,The second-year starter aggravated a bone bruise in his left knee early in the third quarter of the 30-27 overtime loss to the visiting Carolina Panther...