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QB corner: Matt Ryan on the Chargers

Dec 11, 2020

What Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan said about the Chargers ahead of Sunday’s 4:25 p.m. game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.:

Q: What do you see from the Chargers defense?

A: They have lost some players that are game-changers for them (such as safety Derwin James and linebacker Melvin Ingram). They have been playing solid defense. (Defensive end Joey) Bosa is a very good player, disruptive both in the run game and the pass game. Really good pass rusher.

Q: Did they adjust to the loss of James for the second year in a row?

A: They are sound in their scheme. They don’t give up a ton of big plays. It’s going to be important for us to have a high-execution game the way that we are capable of. We haven’t done a good-enough job of that the last handful of weeks. It would be good game for us to go out there and play the way we are capable.

Q: How are safeties Rayshawn Jenkins and Nassir Adderley playing?

A: I think the safeties do a very nice job in their scheme. It’s a three-deep, four-under scheme. They try and not give up too many big plays, make tackles when they are there. They are steady tacklers.

Falcons’ final four games

Falcons at Chargers at 4:25 p.m., Sunday

Buccaneers at Falcons at 1 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 20

Falcons at Chiefs at 1 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 27

Falcons at Buccaneers at 1 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 3

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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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