Real or fantasy: Julio Jones on pace for record season

Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones has 34 catches for 440 yards and four touchdowns.

Jones, who was held out of practice Thursday with an ailing hamstring, is being targeted on average 15 times per game for 146.7 receiving yards per game.

By any standard -- fantasy or real -- Jones is having an amazing year.

Marvin Harris caught 143 passes - the single season mark - in 2002 with the Indianapolic Colts. Detroit's Calvin Johnson set the single-season receiving yards mark at 1,964 in 2012.

For fantasy football players, Jones is posting big numbers and playing above projections on Yahoo sports leagues:

This is how his effort this year compares to last season:

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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins talks Seattle’s defensive front, Ernest Jones IV and Sam Darnold’s career revival before Sunday’s game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

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After basically costing the team the game against the Jets, Atlanta's special teams units will be on the hot seat when they face the Seahawks Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

X-factor Sunday: Can the Falcons run the ball vs. Seattle’s stout defense?

Seattle has the No. 2-ranked run defense in the NFL. The Seahawks, who defeated Minnesota 26-0 on Sunday, are coming off their first shutout since 2015.

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