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Falcons PFF grades: Top 20 players from Week 12

Falcons top 20 PFF grades: Matthew Bergeron leads offense, Jessie Bates leads defense in Week 12

Pro Football Focus is good for evaluating things that fans might not see, but it didn’t take an expert to see that Falcons safety Jessie Bates III played extremely well in Sunday’s 24-15 win over the Saints.

Bates recorded his fourth interception of the season and returned it for a touchdown, then forced a fumble later in the game. Bates was the team’s highest-graded defensive player in Week 12, while rookie Matthew Bergeron led the offense.

Here are PFF‘s 20 highest-graded Falcons players from Week 12.

Studs and Duds from Falcons’ Week 12 win over Saints

Studs and Duds from the Falcons’ 24-15 win over the New Orleans Saints in Week 12

With the NFC South up for grabs, the Falcons seized the opportunity with a 24-15 victory over the Saints in Week 12. Sunday’s win wasn’t pretty, but the team rose to the occasion in the fourth quarter to improve to 4-1 at home.

In spite of everything that has gone wrong this season, Atlanta has a perfect 3-0 record in the division. Check out our studs and duds from Sunday’s win over New Orleans.

Falcons safety Jessie Bates forces 2nd turnover vs. Saints

WATCH: Falcons safety Jessie Bates forces his second turnover against the Saints

Falcons safety Jessie Bates continues to have a big impact on Sunday’s game against the Saints. After recording a pick-six in the first half, Bates came up with a forced fumble and recovery late in the third quarter.

Atlanta had just turned the ball over on the previous drive, but Bates came up clutch again. Watch the play below, as shared by the team’s Twitter account.

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Falcons’ Jessie Bates with 92-yard pick-six of Derek Carr pass

Jessie Bates returned an interception 92 yards for a touchdown

The Atlanta Falcons secondary found early redemption after giving up long passes to Chris Olave and Taysom Hill.

The New Orleans Saints’ Derek Carr went to the air one time too many and his pass wound up in the hands of Jessie Bates.

Ninety-two yards later, the Falcons had a 7-3 lead after the pick-six and PAT.

Carr was 8-for-12 for 129 passing yards but the interception wiped out all the positives.

Falcons Week 12 starting lineups with PFF grades

Falcons starting lineups for Week 12 with PFF season grades for each player

At 4-6, the Atlanta Falcons are at a critical point in their 2023 campaign. Despite losing three straight games, the team is still very much alive in the division. In Week 12, the Falcons host the NFC South-leading New Orleans Saints.

Here’s a look at the Falcons’ starting lineups for Sunday’s game with Pro Football Focus season grades for each player.

5 Falcons players who could cause problems for the Jaguars in Week 4

Here are five Falcons players to watch as the Jaguars attempt to end their two-game losing streak in Week 4:

The Jacksonville Jaguars will look to bounce back from two straight losses when they take on the 2-1 Atlanta Falcons.

Atlanta got out to a 2-1 start, but lost to the Detroit Lions last week to suffer a first loss of the season. Now, Jacksonville meets the Falcons in London in an attempt to get back to .500.

While the Falcons had a rough 2022, they have a more talented team and have looked better after some new additions.

Here are five players who could cause problems for the Jaguars, as they attempt to end their two-game losing streak:

Ranking the safeties the Colts will play in 2023

Ranking the safeties the Colts will play in 2023.

The Indianapolis Colts will be facing some good-to-great secondary players throughout the 2023 season.

Anthony Richardson and the passing attack already have a stable of cornerbacks on their schedule, but they will also be tested against some of the best safeties in the NFL.

For this list, I took the starting safeties from each team on the schedule and cut it down to the top 14 players. Let’s take a look at how they rank:

Bengals looking forward to reunion, jersey swap with Jessie Bates

Bengals players reunite with Jessie Bates in Week 2 of the preseason.

Cincinnati Bengals players will see an old friend on Friday night when they play the Atlanta Falcons in Week 2 of the preseason.

There, they’ll see safety Jessie Bates, a long-time staple of the Lou Anarumo defense in Cincinnati who signed with the Falcons in free agency this offseason.

Dax Hill, the first-rounder tabbed as Bates’ replacement, says he’s looking forward to seeing the guy who helped him along.

“We talked once right after he signed, so it will be good to see him in person,” Hill said, according to Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com. “He told me to just be prepared and just show the world what I can do. He can do so many things well, I think he’s had an influence on my style of play.” …

Hobson also noted that somebody like Sam Hubbard wants to do a jersey swap with Bates, but it sure sounds like he might have some competition for that one.

Besides this, the Bengals will buck history a little bit recently and let some defensive starters get some run during the exhibition.

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Five NFL players who deserve big paydays

The pending free agent class of 2024 has many more proven players that will be looking for big contracts, many of whom have more than earned a nice payday. 

Within the next year, several big-name players are scheduled to become free agents. Kirk Cousins is the name most have circled, as he will be a free agent for the second time in his career, and first since 2018 when he originally signed with the Minnesota Vikings. 

The pending free agent class of 2024, though, has many more proven players that will be looking for big contracts, many of whom have more than earned a nice pay day. 

NFC South roundtable: Who were the division’s biggest free-agent additions?

Which free-agent signings will make the biggest impact in the NFC South this upcoming season? We have one pick for each of the division’s four teams.

Which NFC South free-agent additions will prove to be the biggest difference makers in 2023? Well, let’s just say our managing editors played it safe.

You’ll catch that drift below, with one pick for each of the division’s four squads.