Posted: 2:06 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, 2013
Falcons quoteboard after 30-23 loss to Patriots
By D. Orlando Ledbetter
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“When you’re a football team there are a lot of factors in a play. There are 11 guys that have to do their job. There are a number of plays where we did not execute it, and our players did not do the things they needed to do on those specific plays. Until I watch the tape, I’m not going to point to any one player, or any one side of the ball in terms of the outcome of the game. We’ve got to be better in the red zone that is obvious.”
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In just the fifth week of the NFL season, the Falcons find themselves backed into a must-win situation.
Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan and his revamped offensive line will face another tough defensive front against the New York Jets.
In 2008, the Falcons wrote the playbook on how to win with a rookie quarterback.The formula: Run the ball and let the rookie pass against simple, single-high-safety looks as much as possible.
The Falcons, who have lost two games in a row, have never lost three consecutive under coach Mike Smith, the winningest coach in team history.
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