These are the two teams I’m picking for the Super Bowl so Saturday Night was a preview and it was a good football game.  Matt Ryan was solid completing 14 of 20 passes for 140 yards with 1 TD pass.  He also carried the ball 1 time for 10 yards.  Chris Redman was the QB that led the Falcons to victory in this game as he completed 15 of 19 passes for 134 yards with 1 TD pass.  He also carried the ball 1 time for 10 yards and it went for a TD.  Michael Turner led the way on the ground for the Falcons, as usual, with 47 yards on 12 carries (3.9 ypc).  WR Marty Booker led the way in the passing game for the Falcons with 6 grabs for 62 yards (10.3 avg).  The Falcons finished up with 359 total yards in this game (88 rushing, 271 passing).

Linebacker Curtis Lofton led the way for the Falcons’ D in this game with 9 tackles.  The Chargers rolled up a stunning 438 total yards in this game (118 rushing, 320 passing).

This game last Friday Night was a perfect example of Falcons’ football.  They ran the ball and played good defense.  Matt Ryan started the game and he was very efficient completing 7 of 8 passes for 81 yards with 1 TD pass.  D.J. Shockley followed Ryan in the game and he was simply awful.  He completed 5 of 12 passes for 63 yards and he threw 2 interceptions.  Shockley also lost a fumble.  Undrafted rookie John Parker Wilson finished up the game completing 3 of 5 passes for 33 yards.  Michael Turner was outstanding as usual with 65 yards rushing on 7 carries (9.3 ypc) with 1 TD run.  Jason Snelling was also busy in this game with 61 yards rushing on 12 carries (5.1 ypc).  Roddy White led the way in the passing game for the Falcons with 3 catches for 38 yards (12.7 avg).  TE Tony Gonzalez pitched in with 2 catches for 32 yards (16.0 avg) including a TD grab.  The Falcons finished up with 162 yards rushing (5.6 ypc) and 169 yards passing in his game.

The defense played well for the Falcons in this game as they were led by DE Kory Biermann with 7 tackles.  The Rams only rushed for 79 yards on 30 carries (2.6 ypc) but the Rams did pass for 204 yards playing all backup QBs with Marc Bulger out due to injury.  Regardless, it was nice for the Falcons to get a win under their belts.

It’s amazing that the Falcons almost won this game as they did not play well.  Matt Ryan started the game at QB and he completed 5 of 7 passes for 33 yards.  Chris Redman followed Ryan in the game and he completed 5 of 9 passes for 29 yards.  D.J. Shockley was next and he completed 3 of 8 passes for 31 yards.  John Parker Wilson finished up this game completing all three of his pass attempts for 22 yards.  Michael Turner was his usual dominating self as he rushed for 63 yards on 6 carries (10.5 ypc) with a TD.  Roddy White led the way in the passing game for the Falcons in this game with 3 grabs for 29 yards (9.7 avg).  The Falcons only had 228 yards of total offense in this game but it’s quite possible that they didn’t want to show anything.

The Falcons’ defense got shredded in this game for 454 total yards by the Lions!  The run defense was especially awful for the Falcons in this game as the Lions rushed for 191 yards on 35 carries (5.5 ypc).  Safety Eric Brock led the way on defense in this game for the Falcons with 7 tackles.  Linebacker Tony Gilbert only had 1 tackle in this game but he also returned a interception 42 yards for a TD.

The Falcons have signed 29-year old WR Robert Ferguson to a 1-year deal.  Ferguson played in 8 games for the Vikings last season and he caught 3 passes for 25 yards (8.3 avg).  He has now played in 82 games in his 7 year NFL career and he has caught 151 passes for 1,993 yards (13.2 avg) with 13 TD grabs.  He has also returned 43 kickoffs for 973 yards (22.6 avg) during his career.  The Falcons are hoping that Ferguson can fill in with Harry Douglas out for the season.

The Atlanta Falcons have lost 24-year old WR Harry Douglas for the season due to a torn ACL.  Douglas played in all 16 games for the Falcons as a rookie last season and he caught 23 passes for 320 yards (13.9 avg) with 1 TD grab.  He also carried the ball 12 times for 69 yards (5.8 ypc) with 1 TD.  But, Douglas was a good special teams player too.  He returned 19 punts for 226 yards (11.9 avg) with 1 TD and he also returned 4 kickoffs for 46 yards (11.5 avg).  The Falcons had big plans for Douglas this season so they will miss him.