FLOWERY BRANCH -- Falcons rookie tight end Kyle Pitts, kicker Younghoe Koo, running back Cordarrelle Patterson and fullback Keith Smith cracked the top 10 at their positions in early Pro Bowl voting released by the NFL on Thursday.

Pitts is listed third behind Kansas City’s Travis Kelce and Baltimore’s Mark Andrews.

Koo is the sixth, Patterson is fourth as a return specialist and Smith is eighth in the fullback voting.

No other Falcons are in the top 10 in the voting.

Indianapolis running back Jonathan Taylor, with 126,381 votes, leads all players in balloting for the 2022 Pro Bowl.

Kelce (121,807 votes) ranks second overall, while Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp (120,010), Cleveland defensive end Myles Garrett (113,980) and Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady (111,716) round out the top five.

Pro Bowl voting will continue online and on web-enabled mobile phones at NFL.com/ProBowlVote until Dec. 16. Rosters will be announced Dec. 20.

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Buccaneers 48, Falcons 25

Falcons 17, Giants 14

Washington 34, Falcons 30

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Panthers 19, Falcons 13

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Patriots 25, Falcons 0

Falcons 21, Jaguars 14

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Falcons at Carolina, 1 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 12

Falcons at San Francisco, 1 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 19

Detroit Lions at Falcons, 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 26

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