The Falcon’s secondary and the special teams units took a couple of hits in the 34-30 loss to the Washington Football Team on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Cornerback Isaiah Oliver (knee), safety Erik Harris (calf) and punter Cam Nizialek (right hamstring/punting leg) left the game and did not return. They would likely be questionable at best to make the trip to the London to face the N.Y. Jets.
Oliver was replaced at nickel back rookie Avery Williams and Jaylinn Hawkins, who’d been in the safety rotation at strong safety, took over Harris’ snaps. Also, kicker Younghoe Koo took over the punting chores.
The Falcons have punter Dustin Colquitt on the practice squad and could bring him up.
In the secondary, the Falcons have been using safety Richie Grant (second round pick) on special teams and not on defense and cornerback Darren Hall (fourth round pick) was inactive. With the injuries, the coaching staff must get Grant and Hall ready to contribute.
Here’s the percentage of playing time per player against the Washington Football Team:
OFFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS
C Lindstrom G 76 100% 4 15%
J Matthews T 76 100% 4 15%
J Mayfield G 76 100% 4 15%
K McGary T 76 100% 4 15%
M Hennessy C 76 100%
M Ryan QB 76 100%
C Ridley WR 73 96%
O Zaccheaus WR 61 80%
K Pitts TE 55 72%
M Davis RB 51 67%
H Hurst TE 49 64%
C Patterson RB 23 30% 9 33%
T Sharpe WR 21 28%
L Smith TE 17 22% 4 15%
K Smith FB 16 21% 19 70%
W Gallman RB 10 13% 7 26%
C Blake WR 3 4% 16 59%
F Franks QB 1 1% 2 7%
DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS
A Terrell CB 67 100% 1 4%
F Oluokun LB 67 100%
D Jones LB 67 100%
F Moreau CB 63 94% 4 15%
D Harmon SS 60 90% 2 7%
E Harris FS 58 87% 3 11%
S Means LB 55 82% 6 22%
G Jarrett DT 53 79%
D Fowler LB 52 78%
A Williams CB 50 75% 23 85%
T Davison DT 30 45%
T Graham DE 28 42% 4 15%
J Bullard DE 25 37% 4 15%
J Hawkins FS 16 24% 23 85%
A Ogundeji LB 16 24% 17 63%
B Copeland LB 11 16% 11 41%
I Oliver CB 11 16% 3 11%
M Walker LB 4 6% 21 78%
T Green CB 4 6% 12 44%
SPECIAL TEAMS
R Grant SS 23 85%
D Etheridge LB 19 70%
J Cominsky DT 14 52%
C Nizialek P 11 41%
J Harris LS 8 30%
Y Koo K 7 26%
J Spriggs T 4 15%
D Dalman C 4 15%
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