Julio Jones ends touchdown drought
Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones who had
gone 12 regular season games without catching a touchdown pass, caught a 35-yard touchdown pass with just under 4:00 to play against the Redskins on Sunday.
It was Ryan's fourth touchdown pass of the game.
Jones last touchdown catch was in the 26-13 win over the Rams in the wild-card round of the playoffs on Jan. 6, 2018. He last regular-season touchdown catch was against the Buccaneers in a 34-20 win on Nov. 26, 2017. He caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from Matt Ryan against the Bucs. Earlier in the game, he caught a 51-yard touchdown pass from wide receiver Mohamed Sanu.
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