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The Falcons are ready to play in another hostile road environment — McAfee Coliseum, home of Oakland’s infamous south end zone known as “The Black Hole.”

“It’s going to be kind of crazy, but they are good fans,” said defensive tackle Grady Jackson, a former Raiders player. “Almost like Philly, they are going to heckle you and talk noise to you. They are just trying to get into your heads.”

Falcons coach Mike Smith noted that his team already has played in two of the league’s toughest venues — Lambeau Field in Green Bay and Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

Jackson said that after the Philadelphia experience, “The Black Hole” should be a piece of cake.

“When you roll into Philly, they’ve got finger signs,” Jackson said. “Egg-throwing at the bus. You’ve got everything in Philly. They said they egged a couple of buses last week.”

Jackson broke into the NFL with the Raiders in 1997 and played there through 2001.

“I remember some good things, going there playing and getting good support from the crowd,” Jackson said. “The Black Hole, that’s your faithful crowd.”

Oakland interim coach Tom Cable, a former Falcons assistant, is a big supporter of the fans of The Black Hole.

“They are really some of the best fans in football,” Cable said. “I know everybody says that, but when you drive into the stadium and see how they are dressed and the way they act … they really are an added bonus for us as a football team.”

JaMarcus Russell, the No. 1 player selected in the 2007 draft, appears to be behind in his development when compared to Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, the No. 3 player selected in 2008.

“He looks more comfortable out there this year,” defensive end John Abraham said.

“We are expecting him to be a challenge for us.”

Russell has completed 99 of 167 passes (50.3 percent) for 1,258 yards, six touchdowns and three interceptions. He has a 74.4 quarterback rating.

Ryan has completed 116 of 205 passes (56.6 percent) for 1,441 yards, seven touchdowns and five interceptions. He has a 79.7 rating.

“I think we all have seen over the last couple of weeks that we’ve made some strides there,” Cable said. “It really has started to improve in practice, in terms of timing and targeting. We feel like he’s really starting to move forward.”

Tackle Sam Baker (back surgery) is the only player out of Sunday’s game. The rest of the injured players were listed as questionable on the official injury report and are available for the Oakland game.

Here’s the injury list: Jackson (knee), Anderson (concussion), running back Jerious Norwood (concussion), linebacker Stephen Nicholas (quadriceps), left tackle Todd Weiner (knee), linebacker Michael Boley (quadriceps), wide receiver Laurent Robinson (knee) and cornerback Brent Grimes (knee).