Falcons looking forward to practices with Texans

Coach Mike Smith is looking forward to ramping things up as the Falcons are set to practice against the Houston Texans two times this week before facing them at 8 p.m. Saturday at NRG Stadium.

The Falcons have an afternoon practice on Monday and morning one on Tuesday before heading to Houston. The will practice against the Texans at 8 a.m. on Wednesday and Thursday.

“I’m looking forward to getting on to the Houston Texans,” Smith said. “We have a combined practice with those folks before we play them, so we’re going to get a lot of good work against another good football team.”

The Falcons held a joint practice with the Tennessee Titans last Monday in Flowery Branch.

Both teams are trying to rebound from disappointing seasons.

The Falcons won their exhibition season opener 16-10 over Miami.The Texans, under first-year coach Bill O’Brien, were pummeled 32-0 by Arizona.

About the Author

10 takeaways on Kirk Cousins after binge-watching season 2 of ‘Quarterback’

Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins is a central figure for the second consecutive season of 'Quarterback.' Here are 10 things we learned while watching it.

Kirk Cousins felt ‘a little bit misled’ when Falcons drafted Penix

On Netflix's “Quarterback” documentary, Cousins shared some thoughts about the situation.

Falcons’ Raheem Morris has been a part of some strong second seasons

How quickly the Falcons head coach, Jeff Ulbrich and the defensive staff can pull things together will be key to any win-improvement goal.

The Latest

Credit: Jason Getz/AJC

10 takeaways on Kirk Cousins after binge-watching season 2 of ‘Quarterback’

Falcons’ Raheem Morris has been a part of some strong second seasons

Report: Falcons set to hire new area scout

Featured

Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

New Georgia election audit targets voters registered at P.O. boxes and businesses

Georgia election officials are trying to find inaccurate voter registrations of people registered at P.O. boxes or business addresses.

Rent an apartment, or just a bedroom, at this new Atlanta skyscraper

Amid rising costs and changing lifestyles, Society Atlanta offers a co-living model designed to shake up traditional apartments.

DISPATCH

In Georgia’s melon mecca, watermelon wizards’ ears are sweetly attuned

In the heart of Georgia's watermelon country, everyone has a trick to tell if a melon is ripe. One way is the sound a melon makes when it is thumped. Or better, patted.