Falcons Highlights: Julio Jones fakes out Panthers defender

The Falcons are trailing, 14-6, to the Panthers early in the second quarter.  Wide receiver Julio Jones is doing some serious damage to Carolina’s secondary, though.

The Falcons are trailing, 14-6, to the Panthers early in the second quarter.  Wide receiver Julio Jones is doing some serious damage to Carolina’s secondary, though, catching four passes for 85 receiving yards.

Jones had two first-quarter highlights worth revisiting. The first was a beautiful cut that made the Panthers defender fall like he was crossed over on a basketball court. Check it out, as shared by The Checkdown below.

Jones also made this impressive catch over the middle in traffic, as shared by the Falcons’ Twitter account below.

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Falcons CB Kendall Sheffield questionable to return vs. Panthers

It appears that Sheffield may have suffered a head injury and is questionable to return to the game.

Falcons cornerback Kendall Sheffield exited Thursday’s game after a collision with safety Keanu Neal. Sheffield was seen entering the injury tent, as reported by Jason Butt of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

It appears that Sheffield may have suffered a head injury and is questionable to return to the game.

Stay tuned for more injury updates from Atlanta’s Week 8 matchup against Carolina.

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Falcons list inactives for Thursday night game vs. Panthers

The Falcons have released their inactives list for Thursday’s game against the Panthers.

The Falcons have released their inactives list for Thursday’s game against the Panthers. Both defensive linemen Takk McKinley and Marlon Davidson are out tonight for Atlanta.

Joining them on the inactives list are CB Jordan Miller, RB Ito Smith and OL John Wetzel, as shared by the team’s Twitter account below.

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