It is amazing that the Falcons are the elite team in the NFC although they seem to be truly average in their stats.
"Ice2White" wrote:
Hello. I'm a Falcons fan. I came around during the week leading up to our first matchup earlier this season and had a really positive experience. Congrats on y'alls victory yesterday.
As for the Falcons being average statistically, that only appears to be the case if you're looking at total yards stats. The Falcons are actually the only team in the NFL that finished the season in the top 5 in both scoring offense and scoring defense. We also rank at or near the top in many other categories like Time of Possession, Turnover Differential, Penalties, Interceptions, 3rd Down Percentage, etc. ...
The only thing that I am worried about in this game is the way Ryan dinks and dunks all game. His passes never seemed to be over 7 yards against us. He relies heavily on his WR's getting YAC. Our defense seems to allow a lot of those passes, so I am a little worried that we will not stop that all day. I'd like to see a more man to man approach to cut out what Ryan likes to do. If we can limit Turner's production it will be a one dimensional game, and I don't think Ryan can carry his team like Rodgers can.
"wpr" wrote:
You're right the Falcons throw a lot of short passes. Contrary to what you would believe, they don't get a lot of yards after the catch. They're actually 31st in the NFL in 20+ yard passing plays. They move the ball methodically down the field with short passes and running plays, depending on a lot of third down conversions. They're third in 3rd down percentage, and the short passing plays combined with their success rate on third down explains their ranking in Time of Possession, which is 2nd.