FLOWERY BRANCH – New York Jets coach Rex Ryan said he talked to his brother Rob Ryan, the defensive coordinator of the New Orleans Saints, about how to stop the Falcons, on the conference call on Thursday.

The Jets (2-2) face the Falcons (1-3) at 8:40 p.m. Monday night at the Georgia Dome.

The Saints defeated the Falcons 23-17 on Sept. 8 in Sean Payton's first game back off his year-long suspension.

“Yeah, I did,” Rex Ryan said. “Of course. Absolutely. But you know we are so different defensively, but you can without question, you’ll talk to people and things.”

Rex Ryan has been a impressed with the Falcons offense and quarterback Matt Ryan (not related).

“When I look at Atlanta they are seventh in the league in fewest sacks given up, so that’s something that jumps out at you and also seventh in the league in total offense,” Rex Ryan said.  “This guy’s is on fire. There is no question. He’s so accurate with the football. He’s a student for the game.

“You can see that his preparation is obviously tremendous so you know. . . I don’t know if he’s quite there yet with (Tom) Brady and Peyton Manning, but he’s certainly close.

“It’s obvious to me as a coach how he studies and prepares. He’s not surprised by the things you do defensively. He’s averaging throwing the ball in two seconds. The ball leaves his hands extremely fast.”

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