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5 things we learned about the Falcons on Thursday

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Dec 24, 2015

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FLOWERY BRANCH -- Here are the five things we learned Thursday about the Falcons (7-7), who host Carolina (14-0)  at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Georgia Dome. The Falcons snapped their six-game losing streak with a 23-17 victory over Jacksonville on Sunday.

In 2013, Matt Ryan signed what was at the time the second-highest player in the league. (Curtis Compton/AJC)
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1. COLEMAN SUFFERS CONCUSSION -- Falcons running back Tevin Coleman, the team's second-leading rusher, slipped in the shower and suffered a concussion on Wednesday. He's now in the concussion protocol program, coach Dan Quinn said on Thursday.

2. DIMITROFF BACKER STEPS FORWARD -- Channel 2's sports director Zach Klein wrote an open letter to owner Arthur Blank in support of general manager Thomas Dimitroff.

3. RYAN CRACKS TOP 10: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is counting down the Top 50 players in Atlanta Falcons history during the franchise's 50th anniversary season. No. 7 is quarterback Matt Ryan.

4. PLAYOFF UPDATE: The Falcons have a 1.4 percent chance to make the playoffs. They must win out to start the calculations.

5. A PEEK INTO THE FUTURE: Here are five young Falcons to keep an eye on down over the final two games.

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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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