Atlanta is playing dime defense (six defensive backs on the field) at the sixth-highest rate in the NFL (18.2 percent), according to TruMedia. The personnel group could come in handy this week if Nate Landman can’t return and the Falcons are thin at linebacker. Safeties Jessie Bates, Richie Grant and DeMarcco Hellams all played more than 74 percent of the snaps Sunday against the Jets as the Falcons continue to experiment with a three-safety formation. He raised his performance, his level, and we need to continue to do that with him.” More secondary concerns He played a couple of games earlier in the season. The punchout, he was the one on the tackle on the draw play. “I thought he played pretty good, played tough,” Nielsen said. Rookie cornerback Clark Phillips III played a season-high 65 snaps Sunday against the New York Jets. It doesn’t matter who’s out there, we have to go win.” We have our plan, and they’ll have one, too. It’s great matchups every week in the NFL. “It’s going to be a challenge anytime you’re playing a great player. “He’s a great player,” Falcons coach Arthur Smith said. He has 1,399 career yards and 11 career touchdowns against the Falcons. For the season, he is 10th in the NFL with 84.3 yards per game. You can see the last three or four games, they have come on strong.”Įvans is averaging 101 receiving yards in the past five games. We did a couple times in the first game, but we have to be more attentive of understanding who he is and what he’s about. We have to make sure we keep the top on top of him and not let him get behind us. “The biggest thing we have to do is keep eyes on him. “He’s putting together a Hall of Fame career,” Atlanta assistant head coach for defense Jerry Gray said. “Evans is playing fantastic, so they’re getting the ball to him as many times as possible,” Falcons defensive coordinator Ryan Nielsen said.Įvans had six catches for 82 yards when the teams met in Week 7, a 16-13 Falcons win.
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