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Is something wrong with Matt Ryan's elbow?

102515 NASHVILLE: -- Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, who says he is not playing hurt and his body is in good shape, passes against the Titans with a bandaged elbow in a football game on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, in Nashville. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

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102515 NASHVILLE: -- Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, who says he is not playing hurt and his body is in good shape, passes against the Titans with a bandaged elbow in a football game on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, in Nashville. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com
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Oct 28, 2015

FLOWERY BRANCH -- Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan continued to contend that he's 100 percent healthy on Wednesday.

"I feel great," Ryan said. "I'm fine."

But it's pretty clear from the photo that he at least has a cut on his elbow.

The severity of the cut has not been addressed. He's not been listed on the injury report all season and was not on Wednesday's report.

After a hot start to the season, Ryan has cooled down. He's thrown four interceptions over the past three games and the offense was held to a season-low 10 points by Tennessee.

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Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his "long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football," D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. has covered the NFL 28 seasons. A graduate of Howard University, he's a winner of Georgia Sportswriter of the Year and three Associated Press Sports Editor awards.

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