Tag: Falcons History

Matt Ryan leads NFL in passing yards through Week 7

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan threw for 337 yards and a touchdown in Week 7.

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan threw for 337 yards and a touchdown in Week 7. The problem was that Ryan’s pal, Lions QB Matthew Stafford,  threw for 340 yards, with an 11-yard touchdown pass on the final play to pull off a 23-22 comeback over Atlanta.

Ryan wasn’t perfect on Sunday, but he led the team on a potentially game-winning drive on the previous possession that put Detroit behind by six with a minute left, zero timeouts remaining and the length of the field to go.

As the Falcons have shown all season, though, they need to play a near-perfect game in order to win. In the meantime, Ryan continues to rack up yardage at an impressive rate. He currently leads all quarterbacks in passing yards (2,181) through seven weeks.

Wide receiver Calvin Ridley made some Falcons team history over the weekend. With another touchdown on Sunday, Ridley now has 23 through his first three seasons, a new franchise record.

Atlanta has a short week before playing the Carolina Panthers on Thursday night in an NFC South battle.

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Julio Jones passes Roddy White as franchise’s receptions leader

Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones attempted to play through a severe hamstring injury during the team’s Monday night loss to the Packers.

Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones attempted to play through a severe hamstring injury during the team’s Monday night loss to the Packers. Jones wound up leaving the the game early, but not before snatching the franchise record for most career receptions from Roddy White.

Through nine and a quarter seasons in Atlanta, Jones has racked up 812 catches, 12,338 receiving yards and 57 touchdowns. Check out this video the team’s Twitter account released highlighting Jones’ remarkable career thus far.

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Former Falcons RB Jason Wright becomes first Black NFL team president

Former Falcons running back Jason Wright didn’t have the most memorable playing career, but he will permanently be a part of league history after becoming the first Black team president on Monday.

Former Falcons running back Jason Wright didn’t have the most memorable playing career, but he will permanently be a part of league history after becoming the first ever Black team president on Monday.

Wright, 38, takes over the role for the Washington Football Team and is also the youngest NFL team president ever. He will attempt to clean up the mess that had been brewing for some time in Washington.

Here’s a little bit of background information on Wright, as shared by ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Wright signed with the Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2004, playing in just two games for Atlanta. He rushed three times for ten yards that season before spending time with Cleveland Browns and Arizona Cardinals over his seven-year NFL career.

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