The Falcons looked like they didn’t want to play this game last night.  Matt Ryan was in and out of the game in a hurry completing his only pass attempt for 13 yards.  D.J. Shockley looked awful again completing 2 of 6 passes for 15 yards with a interception.  John Parker Wilson was so-so completing 13 of 19 passes for 80 yards.  Thomas Brown led the way in the running game for the Falcons with 39 yards on 11 carries (3.5 ypc).  WR Troy Bergeron led the way for the Falcons in the passing game with 23 yards on 3 grabs (7.7 avg).  The Falcons finished up with only 175 total yards in this game (83 rushing, 92 passing)!

DE Kroy Biermann led the way for the Falcons on D with 6 tackles and a sack.  The Ravens finished up with 276 total yards in this game (72 rushing, 204 passing).  The Falcons finished the pre-season with a 2-2 record.

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 won this football game because of their defense on Thursday Night.  DE Kory Biermann led the way for the Falcons’ defense with 5 tackles and a sack.  Free safety Thomas DeCoud also had a solid game with 4 tackles and a interception.  The Ravens finished up with 88 yards rushing on 29 carries (3.0 ypc) and they also completed 15 of 34 passes for 159 yards.

Matt Ryan had a off game against the Ravens as he only completed 2 of 7 passes for 17 yards.  Joey Harrington wasn’t any better as he completed 2 of 5 passes for 17 yards and he threw an interception.  D.J. Shockley was the best QB for the Falcons on this night as he completed 7 of 14 passes for 98 yards with a 20-yard TD pass to WR Brian Finneran.  Jason Snelling led the Falcons in this game with 88 yards rushing on 15 carries (5.9 ypc) and he also caught 2 passes for 22 yards (11.0 avg).  Michael Turner made a brief appearance in which he rushed for 18 yards on 4 carries (4.5 ypc).  WR Laurent Robinson was the leading receiver for the Falcons in this game with 3 catches for 40 yards (13.3 avg).  The Falcons finished up this game with 135 yards rushing on 32 carries (4.2 ypc) and they also completed 11 of 26 passes for 121 yards.  The Falcons finished up the preseason 2-2 and they looked like they might be a better team than most people expect them to be in 2008.