The Losing Streak Ends at 5, Falcons win 49-23 over Bucs

by BigRegDaCommish | 4 years ago | 0 Comments

The Falcons finally get off the sneid of losing 5 in a row with a Week 8 road victory vs Tampa Bay 49-23.

After punching in the opening drive with 1 of T Gurley 4 tds on the day, the defense was able to hold the Bucs to a field goal making score 7-3. On the next drive, after metriculating the ball down the field, M Ryan threw a pick six to make the score 10-7 Tampa.  You could hear the fans who traveled from Atlanta start to murmur with the "Here we go again".  After all, M Ryan has thrown 28 touchdowns on the year, 22 to guys in Falcons jerseys and 6 to guys on the other team.

But they continued to fight and pound Gurley, who ran for 118 with his before mentioned 4 tds.  And despite a 2nd pick, Ryan didn't go Tin Cup with the pick and made better reads to protect the ball. He finished 18 for 27, 324 yards 3ds with 2 ints.

The defense, which had been M.I.A. for the last 5 games actually made some plays.  J Gladney had 2 picks that help turn the tide on the game.  The defensive front even got 2 sacks but had a few more pressures that forched either bad passes or pass throw aways.

The Falcons hope this helps galvanize them into better, more consistent play for the rest of the season.

Big Reg