With the return of defensive end/linebacker Vic Beasley, the Falcons figured to extend their streak of 19 straight games with a sack.
But the streak was snapped in the 20-17 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday.
The Falcons had five quarterback hits and batted down seven passes from Jay Cutler, who was throwing a lot of quick passes. The Falcons did a good job of timing their jumps and clogging up his passing last with the tipped balls.
The Falcons also had a streak of eight games with two or more sacks end.
Photos: Falcons fall to Dolphins after second-half collapse
Beasley, who led the league in sacks last season with 15.5, was playing with a hamstring injury and admitted beforehand that he was less than 100 percent.
“It went good for me,” Beasley said after the game. “I wasn’t at my best a little bit of the game, but I guess those are the kind of the kinks that I have to work out and improve on coming back.”
He was pleased with the defense’s start.
“Man, I thought we came out on fire,” Beasley said. “We got off to hot start and that fire kind of ran out there in the second half.”
He believes the Falcons will move on from the tough loss as they start to get ready to face New England in a rematch of Super Bowl LI on Sunday night.
“You just move on, if you don’t you get blasted from the past,” Beasley said.
Beasley didn’t have an answer for the Falcons second-half collapse, blowing a 17-point lead and allowing 20 unanswered points.
“Shoot, they played better than we did,” Beasley said. “They made better calls. Their players played a little better than we did I guess. I felt like we came out on fired, but we didn’t finish like we wanted to.”
