Falcons wide receiver Russell Gage suffered an ankle injury in the second quarter of the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.
He had two catches for 10 yards and jumped offsides on the punt team before he was injury. His return to the game was questionable. Christian Blake took over his snaps.
Outside linebacker Steven Means went down on the field earlier in the game, but left under his own powers. No injury was announced.
The Falcons were trailing 21-10 at halftime.
Gage did not have any catches in the 32-6 loss to the Eagles. The Falcons were attempting to get him more involved in the offense against the Bucs.
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