Week 2, 2015: Falcons at Giants

Shanahan’s first year as the Falcons’ offensive coordinator led to another showdown with Spagnuolo. This time he was the Giants’ defensive coordinator.

Atlanta pulled out a 24-20 come-from-behind victory in a back-and-forth game.

The Falcons opened the scoring on Tevin Coleman’s first-career rushing touchdown. It was the first of two rushing touchdowns on the day, but Atlanta was largely ineffective on the ground. They ran it 22 times for just 56 yards.

Meanwhile, quarterback Matt Ryan was having a huge day through the air. He finished 30-for-46, for 363 yards and a touchdown. They were also 11-of-17 on third downs. Falcons WR Julio Jones had a monster game with 13 receptions and 135 yards. Atlanta won it on a Devonta Freeman two-yard run with 1:14 left.

Record: 4-1

Total passing stats: 111-173, 1,429 yards, 6 TD, 3 INT

Total rushing stats: 146 carries, 575 yards, 5 TD