Calvin Ridley Hoping To Repeat Big Day Against Saints

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley will be hoping for a repeat of his earlier season performance against the New Orleans Saints when he faces them on Thursday. Ridley had a breakout three touchdown, 146 yard performance on a season-high seven receptions. His three touchdowns were the middle of a six touchdown run over a... Read More

Atlanta Falcons Defense To Be Avoided On Thanksgiving

The Atlanta Falcons DST are a group to steer clear of this week when facing the New Orleans Saints on the road. In the last three weeks the Saints have scored an average of 48 points and have averaged 45.33 in their last three road games. The Falcons defense has been extremely vulnerable this season... Read More

Matt Bryant A Risky Thanksgiving Option

Atlanta Falcons kicker Matt Bryant makes for a risky play against the New Orleans Saints on Thursday night. The Atlanta Falcons are going to need to try and stay with the high flying Saints offense Thursday night. Therefore, they are likely to take chances on fourth down during the game, which could see Bryant's opportunities... Read More

Austin Hooper Someone To Avoid In Week 12

Atlanta Falcons tight end Austin Hooper could be in for a tough week against the New Orleans Saints in Week 12. The Saints defense ranks 2nd in the league when it comes to preventing tight ends from scoring fantasy points, and are coming off a game in which even Zach Ertz struggled. In Hooper's first... Read More

Julio Jones Remains A WR1 In Week 12

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones hopes to continue his good season when he squares off against the New Orleans Saints on Thursday. Jones has averaged 7.3 receptions per game, 15.9 yards per reception and 115.8 yards per game in 2018, with a catch rate of 65.8% and three touchdowns in his last three games.... Read More

Ito Smith Only A Deep League Option Thursday

Atlanta Falcons running back Ito Smith is likely to struggle to make a mark against the New Orleans Saints on Thursday. Smith has averaged just 11.5 rushing yards, five carries, three receptions and 13.5 receiving yards in the last two games. He has also failed to find the end zone in either of the last... Read More

Tevin Coleman A Tough Option To Trust Thursday

Atlanta Falcons running back Tevin Coleman is a tough option to trust when he squares off against the New Orleans Saints on Thursday. Coleman struggled in his first matchup against the Saints this season, carrying the ball 15 times for 33 yards and adding two receptions, on three targets, for 14 yards and a touchdown.... Read More

Matt Ryan Should Have Success On The Road Sunday

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan should be able to overcome his issues on the road this season when he squares off against the New Orleans Saints on Thursday night. Ryan has a quarterback rating nearly 30 points lower, according to Pro Football Focus, when he has played on the road in 2018. However, Ryan has... Read More

Atlanta Falcons Defense Delivers Poor Return

Atlanta Falcons defense and special teams were extremely disappointing once again this week against the Dallas Cowboys. The Falcons defense were not able to force any turnovers and only managed to get two sacks. While they were not blown up they did surrender 22 points to the Cowboys and will therefore be unlikely to receive... Read More

Matt Bryant Has Big Return

Atlanta Falcons kicker Matt Bryant had a big day against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday as he returned from a groin injury. Bryant took advantage of the Falcons failure to find the end zone in kicking all four of his field goal opportunities, including one from an impressive 53 yards. Bryant also added an extra... Read More

Austin Hooper Has Extremely Disappointing Day Sunday

Atlanta Falcons tight end Austin Hooper had his most disappointing day of the season against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. Hooper has had other days where he has not put up many yards but his four catches for 27 yards was disappointing for a different reason. Hooper was targeted eight times and was only able... Read More

Julio Jones Has Big Day Again Sunday

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones had a nice day against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. Jones needed a big reception in the fourth quarter for a 34-yard touchdown to make this day a success for his fantasy owners. Jones caught 6-of-9 targets for 118 yards and the single touchdown. At this point in the... Read More

Ito Smith Disappoints Sunday

Atlanta Falcons running back Ito Smith had a disappointing day Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys. Smith carried the ball six times for 10 yards and added two receptions for 12 yards. The positive is that Smith did see carries around the red zone however he was unable to make them count. There is not really... Read More

Tevin Coleman Effective But Under Whelming Sunday

Atlanta Falcons running back Tevin Coleman had a frustrating day for his fantasy owners on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys. Coleman averaged over seven yards per carry with a longest run of 17 yards. However, he carried the ball just eight times, and was therefore only able to put up 58 yards rushing. He managed... Read More

Matt Ryan Has Unspectacular Day Sunday

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan salvaged his day with a late touchdown as he struggled to register 15 fantasy points against the Dallas Cowboys Sunday. It needed a late drive from Ryan, culminating in a touchdown to Julio Jones, for him to make his points total look even remotely satisfactory. Ryan completed 24-of-34 passes for... Read More

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Football Picks (Week 11): NFL DFS Lineups

Anytime you lose both the Rams and the Chiefs from a slate you are set for a weird week. Throw in the Patriots on a bye and there are a lot of big names missing in Week 11. However, thankfully we still have the Chargers and the Saints on the slate. Interestingly this week the... Read More

Week 11 Consistency Reports - Start/Sit Decisions

I cannot believe it is Week 11 already! This season has flown by and things in the NFL are starting to settle down. The good teams are really starting to distinguish from bad and the pretenders are falling away a little bit. The same goes for the players in the consistency ratings. The best running... Read More

Falcons Defense A Middling Week 11 Option

The Atlanta Falcons defense is likely to be, at best, a middling fantasy option in Week 11 against the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys have allowed an average of 7.33 fantasy points to opposing defenses this season. On average opposing defenses have had 3.6 sacks, 0.6 interceptions and 0.6 fumble recoveries this season when facing the... Read More

Austin Hooper Could Have Success Once Again In Week 11

Atlanta Falcons tight end Austin Hooper could have another successful week against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 11. Hooper is coming off an 11 target, 10 catch performance in which he had 56 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown. This week Hooper matches up against a defense which allows an average of 5.9 receptions, 56.8... Read More

Julio Jones Should Be Able To Overcome Tough Matchup

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones should have enough talent to succeed despite a tough matchup against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. Jones has had over 100 receiving yards in six of his nine games this year and perhaps more importantly has found the end zone in each of the last two weeks. This week... Read More

Ito Smith A Serious Question Mark Sunday

Atlanta Falcons running back Ito Smith is providing fantasy owners with something of a headache Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys. Smith has alternated weeks of fantasy relevance with fantasy irrelevance over the last few weeks. Smith managed just 11 yards rushing on four carries and 15 yards receiving on four receptions last week. Much of... Read More

Tevin Coleman Could Face A Rough Game Sunday

Atlanta Falcons running back Tevin Coleman faces a tough task against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. Coleman's performances have been up and down this season, and almost impossible to predict week-to-week. The biggest issue for Coleman is that the Falcons will not commit to giving him a starters workload. Only once has Coleman had more... Read More

Matt Ryan Should Perform Well In Return Home

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan will be pleased to be returning home to play in the Mercedes-Benz stadium. Ryan has completed 76.9% of passes at home with an average of 359.6 passing yards and 2.8 touchdowns per game. In addition, Ryan has averaged 9.88 yards per attempt and thrown just one interception in his five... Read More

Time To Move On From Tom Brady?

Sunday of Week 10 was not a good day for Tom Brady and the Patriots offense. They could not get anything going against an admittedly strong Titans defense. However, the ineptitude of the way the Patriots offense played made the Dallas Cowboys performance against the Titans look somewhat heartening. Now the whole offense was an... Read More

Atlanta Falcons Defense Struggles Sunday

The Atlanta Falcons defense had a tough day against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. In terms of points surrendered it was not a horrific day for the defense. However, they failed to really stress Baker Mayfield, who at one stage was 12-for-12 on the day with the game in the third quarter. The Falcons defense... Read More

Giorgio Tavecchio Has Quiet Day In Cleveland

Atlanta Falcons kicker Giorgio Tavecchio had a relatively disappointing game against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. Tavecchio can be satisfied in his performance, as he once again did exactly what was asked of him, converting an extra point and a relatively short field goal. However, for his fantasy owners Tavecchio will have returned a poor... Read More

Austin Hooper Has A Good Performance In Cleveland

Atlanta Falcons tight end Austin Hooper had an impressive performance against the Cleveland Browns in Week 10. Hooper was targeted a team high 11 times in this game and he pulled in 10 of them for 56 yards and a touchdown. Hooper has been extremely reliable this season, catching 46 of his 55 targets, providing... Read More

Julio Jones Has Another Big Day In Week 10

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones continued his good season against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. After finding the end zone last week to break his season duck, Jones managed it once again against the Browns. Jones also added seven receptions for 107 yards on 11 targets, ensuring he would not disappoint his fantasy owners.... Read More

Ito Smith Has Ugly Day Sunday

Atlanta Falcons running back Ito Smith had a day to forget against the Cleveland Browns in Week 10. After averaging six yards per carry last week against the Redskins, Smith went right back to averaging less than three yards per carry this week. The flow of the game meant that Smith did not see many... Read More

Tevin Coleman Struggles Once Again Sunday

Atlanta Falcons running back Tevin Coleman failed to build on his Week 9 performance when facing the Cleveland Browns in Week 10. On Sunday, Coleman had 44 rushing yards on 11 carries, adding three receptions for 18 yards on five targets. Coleman's average was not bad but the way this game went for the Falcons... Read More