Punter Matt Wile, who played at Michigan, is dressed and set to handle the punting chores for the Falcons on Sunday.
Wile will be making his NFL debut. He was signed to the 53-man roster on Tuesday.
Wile was a four-year letterman and appeared in 52 games as a kickoff specialist and punter for the Wolverines.
He made 20-of-29 career field goals with a long of 52 and appeared in 18 games as a punter and placed 29 punts inside the 20.
After the 2015 draft, Wile was signed by the Panthers as an undrafted free agent. He was in camp with the Cowboys in 2015.
Punter Matt Bosher suffered a hamstring injury against the Eagles and couldn’t finish the game. Kicker Matt Bryant took over and punted twice and had a 33.5 average.
Bosher has played in 90 straight regular-season games since being drafted in the sixth round of the 2011 draft. He also handles the kickoffs.
This will be the 29th regular-season meeting between the Cardinals andd the Falcons. The Cardinals lead the series 15-13. The Falcons won the last meeting 29-18 in 2014 at the Georgia Dome.
Here’s how the Falcons and the Cardinals stack up statistically:
2016 Regular Season Statistics/Rankings
Falcons Cardinals
32.0 (1) Points/Game 22.6 (18)
416.6 (3) Total Offense 372.8 (9)
107.6 (14) Net Rushing Yards/Game 111.7 (13)
309.0 (2) Net Passing Yards/Game 261.1 (11)
29:07 (24) Possession Average 31:59 (3)
28.3 (29) Opponent Points/Game 19.0 (10)
385.9 (28) Opponent Total Offense 287.4 (1)
102.9 (16) Opp. Rushing Yards/Game 97.2 (10)
283.0 (31) Opp. Passing Yards/Game 190.2 (1)
+3 (8t) Turnover Differential -1 (19)
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