He touted the effort of outside linebackers Lorenzo Carter and Arnold Ebiketie, the consistency of defensive tackles Grady Jarrett and David Onyemata, the stout play of defensive tackle Kentavius Street and the versatility of inside linebacker Kaden Elliss.

Following their bye week, the Atlanta Falcons dropped another game they had no business losing. Sunday's four-point los

The Falcons didn’t exactly shake up their starting lineup coming out of the break, and their snap counts weren’t hugely different than they were before the bye. What changed was real improvement from several defenders,

The Atlanta Falcons are in danger of fumbling away a weak division, and it might result in an early termination of the Kirk Cousins era.

The Falcons are on a three-game losing streak and now statistically tied atop the division at 6-6 with the Buccaneers. Atlanta still holds the tiebreaker, but has a more difficult schedule in its final five games, starting with Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings (1 p.m. ET, Fox).

The Falcons are 0-3 in that stretch as a result, dropping a close game to the archrival New Orleans Saints, getting blown out by the Denver Broncos and most recently falling at home to the Los Angeles Chargers because of a 4-pick Cousins game. A bye week is tucked in between Denver and L.A.

ET, a pair of outstanding pass-catchers will be on display when Justin Jefferson and the Minnesota Vikings host Drake London and the Atlanta Falcons.The Vikings defeated the

The Vikings need to keep stacking wins for playoff positioning in the NFC. Here are 3 Vikings bold predictions ahead of Week 14.