The highest-graded Falcons in Week 18 vs the Panthers:
🥇 Michael Penix Jr. - 95.6
🥈 Chris Lindstrom - 92.3
🥉 Matthew Bergeron - 91.8
🏅 Drake London - 89.9
🏅 Bijan Robinson - 89.0
Most combined interceptions + forced incompletions among safeties since 2019:
🥇 Justin Simmons - 51
🥈 Jessie Bates III - 47
Best safety duo in football?
Through the first three games of his career, Drake London has 214 yards and 2 TD.
Julio Jones, in the first three games of his career (2011), had 215 yards and 0 TD.
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Coming off of his fifth straight year of 90.0+ overall grades, Julio Jones Is our No. 1 ranked WR and the No. 3 ranked player in the NFL for the 2020 season.
#RiseUp#InBrotherhood
Bijan Robinson is poised to break off big runs against the Chiefs run defense 👀
Robinson ranks 5th among RBs in explosive runs, and he'll be going up against a 29th ranked Kansas City run defense in this matchup.
Rookie CB Kendall Sheffield had the best game of his young career yesterday. He recorded a coverage grade of 89.9 on 53 coverage snaps.
Sheffield was targeted 7 times and allowed 5 receptions for only 28 yards and 0 First Downs or Touchdowns.
LB Mykal Walker has been the highest graded rookie for the #Falcons so far in 2020.
-256 total snaps
-72.2 overall grade
-88.7 coverage grade (111 coverage snaps)
The highest-graded Falcons in Week 16 vs the Giants:
🥇 Jake Matthews - 91.7
🥈 Jessie Bates III - 90.3
🥉 Kaden Elliss - 90.2
🏅 Chris Lindstrom - 84.6
🏅 Matthew Bergeron - 81.4
🏅 Arnold Ebiketie - 81.4
Kyle Pitts has a favorable matchup inline against Seahawks defense
Pitts ranks 3rd in receiving yards when lined up inline. The Seahawks defense has struggled against inline TEs, ranking 32nd in receiving yards allowed to TEs lined up inline this season.
WR Clavin Ridley posted the first Elite grade of his career yesterday.
Ridley was targeted 8 times, recorded 8 receptions for 143 yards, 6 First Downs, a TD and a perfect 158.3 passer rating when targeted.
His final grade was a 91.8. #Falcons
The highest-graded Falcons in Week 13 vs the Chargers:
🥇 Lorenzo Carter - 89.6
🥈 A.J. Terrell - 84.8
🥉 Justin Simmons - 81.8
🏅 Clark Phillips III - 80.4
🏅 Dee Alford - 73.8
(min. 25 snaps)
The highest-graded Falcons in Week 5 vs the Buccaneers:
🥇 Kirk Cousins - 85.3
🥈 Drake London - 84.4
🥉 Chris Lindstrom - 80.8
🏅 Jessie Bates III - 72.2
🏅 David Onyemata - 70.3
(min. 25 snaps)
Darnell Mooney has an opportunity vs the Broncos' man coverage
Mooney ranks 11th in yards per route run against man coverage (2.73). Denver runs man coverage at the 3rd highest rate in the NFL, which could lead to big plays for Mooney and the Atlanta offense.