Storylines: Falcons at Ravens
The Atlanta Falcons are coming off a three-game losing streak and will be taking on the Baltimore Ravens away during Sunday's match-up. Keep an eye on these storylines heading into this week's game.
Dropped passes plagued the Falcons in a loss to the Bears in Week 6. How will the usually sure-handed weapons Matt Ryan has on offense rebound this week?
The Baltimore Ravens defensive front knows how to get to the quarterback. The Ravens defense logged five sacks by five separate players during their Week 6 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
RB Antone Smith has continued to be a shining point on the Falcons offense scoring his fifth touchdown over 38 yards so far this season. Smith's 41-yard touchdown was the lone touchdown for the Falcons in their loss to the Chicago Bears.
The Atlanta Falcons defensive front showed some improvement logging three sacks on Chicago Bears QB Jay Cutler. DE Jonathan Massaquoi and CB Robert McClain each had one and DE Kroy Biermann and DT Paul Soliai split the last.
It has been 20 games since the Atlanta Falcons have gone a game without a turnover. QB Matt Ryan was intercepted during the fourth quarter against the Chicago Bears and it was a close call when WR Julio Jones recovered his own fumble retaining possession for the team.
Both the Baltimore Ravens and the Atlanta Falcons have been injury plagued thus far this season. Atlanta Falcons WR Harry Douglas was inactive for his second straight game while the Baltimore Ravens starting left guard Kelechi Osemele has been out with a knee injury.
This season, fifty percent of K Matt Bryant's field goals were made over 50-yards. During the loss to Chicago Bears, Bryant made field goals of 52 and 54 yards. Bryant has made 8 of his 9 attempts so far this season.
QB Matt Ryan and Ravens QB Joe Flacco both come from the 2008 draft class, both in the first round. Ryan was the 3rd overall pick while the Ravens drafted Flacco 18th overall. Both quarterbacks have had success and become the face of their franchises.
Leading the Baltimore Ravens wide receivers are Steve Smith and Torrey Smith with a combined 800 yards and 7 touchdowns. The Baltimore Ravens offense was on fire against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers scoring five touchdowns in just over 16 minutes, an NFL record.
