Falcons’ Smith: Ridley had ‘up and down’ outing vs. Washington

FLOWERY BRANCH — Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley was targeted 13 times against Washington in the 34-30 loss on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Ridley caught seven passes for 80 yards. Ridley had a couple of dropped passes and a couple that were knocked away by the defense. He didn’t appear particularly comfortable running across the middle of the field.

“Up and down,” Falcons coach Arthur Smith said on Monday when asked how Ridley played in the game. “We expect more and Calvin knows that. I’m not telling you anything I don’t tell the players. We expect him…he’s one of our top guys. He’s one of our captains. He’s ... nobody has higher expectations than he does for himself than we do. That’s why I call his number. I believe in Calvin. I called it, we can all play better.”