FLOWERY BRANCH -- Running back Antone Smith suffered a broken leg and will be out for the rest of the season Falcons coach Mike Smith said on Monday.
Credit: D. Orlando Ledbetter
Credit: D. Orlando Ledbetter
Also, cornerback Robert Alford suffered a "wrist injury" and will miss two to four weeks.
"This isn't a long-term injury," Smith said.
ANTONE SMITH
RUSHING
ATT YDS AVG LG TD
2 7 3.5 5 0
0 0 0.0 0 0
4 50 12.5 38 1
4 62 15.5 48 1
1 2 2.0 2 0
2 5 2.5 3 0
3 10 3.3 9 0
3 5 1.7 3 0
4 3 0.8 4 0
23 144 6.3 48t 2
RECEIVING
REC YDS AVG LG TD
1 54 54.0 54 1
2 19 9.5 15 0
0 0 0.0 0 0
0 0 0.0 0 0
3 83 27.7 74 1
4 64 16.0 41 1
2 -1 -0.5 4 0
0 0 0.0 0 0
0 0 0.0 0 0
12 219 18.3 74 3
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FLOWERY BRANCH -- Falcons cornerback Robert Alford suffered a broken wrist against the Panthers on Sunday, according to sourced tweet by the NFL Network.
"#Falcons CB Robert Alford suffered a broken wrist in Sunday’s win over the #Panthers, source says. Brutal reality for promising player," @rapsheet tweeted (Ian Rappaport).
The Falcons would not confirm or deny the report and said head coach Mike Smith would address the injury during his 2:30 p.m. press conference today.
Alford left the game in the first quarter and did not return. He was replaced by Robert McClain.
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