Atlanta Falcons bounced back from last Sunday’s loss to the Detroit Lions with a strong performance against the Carolina Panthers on Thursday. Matt Ryan, Calvin Ridley, and Julio Jones led the home team to a much-needed win against their NFC South counterparts.
Ryan went 21 of 30, throwing for 281 yards with no TDs and one interception. Overall, Ryan has thrown for 2,400+ yards with 12 TDs against four interceptions from eight games.
Despite their initial struggles, the Falcons quarterback still believes his team can turn things around over the course of the coming eight weeks.
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Matt Ryan confident that the Titans can go all the way this season
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Matt Ryan was all smiles after Thursday night’s win against the Carolina Panthers. Here’s what the veteran quarterback said in the post-game press meet.
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“Absolutely. We’ve been in every game that we played this year. We’ve had some crazy losses, just to be frank. I really believe that we’ve got the caliber of team to go be in every game that we’re going to play for the rest of the season. Why can’t we win them all? That’s the mindset that I have.”
“I hope it’s the start of something. I really feel like, although we’re 2-6, I feel like we’ve been in some tight ones. We’ve played some good football. I think we can play some really tough football here in the second half of the season,” Ryan told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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The Falcons are now 2-6 record heading at the end of their Week Eight encounter. The NFC South franchise is at the bottom of their Division table. Had things gone a different way in the games against the Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, and the Chicago Bears, the Falcons would have been higher up the standings table.
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