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Nielsen lays out goal for Falcons D: Just get stops | |
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) At the start of his first week at the Atlanta Falcons practice facility, new defensive coordinator Ryan Nielsen said he's not willing to commit to a 4-3 or 3-4 as the base alignment of his multiple schemes. "Let's just stop people," Nielsen said Monday. Nielsen, the former co-defensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints, was hired by Atlanta on Jan. 27 to replace Dean Pees, who retired at 73. MORE | |
| NFC South Division | ||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | ||||||||
| xy-Tampa Bay | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | ||||||||
| Carolina | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | ||||||||
| New Orleans | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | ||||||||
| Atlanta | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | ||||||||
| Full Standings | ||||||||||||
| Leaders | |||||
| Pass Yds: | M. Mariota | 2219 | |||
| Pass TDs: | M. Mariota | 15 | |||
| Rush Yds: | T. Allgeier | 1035 | |||
| Rush TDs: | C. Patterson | 8 | |||
| Rec Yds: | D. London | 866 | |||
| Rec TDs: | D. London | 4 | |||
| Int: | R. Grant | 2 | |||
| Sacks: | G. Jarrett | 6.0 | |||
| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 5417 (24) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2927 (31) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 2718 (3) | ||||
| Points per game: | 21.5 (15) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 318.6 (24) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 34 (19) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 32 (6) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 6156 (27) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 4090 (20) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 2214 (23) | ||||
| Points per game: | 22.7 (23) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 362.1 (27) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 41 (19) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 33 (25) | ||||
| Transactions | ||
| Date | Player | Transactions |
| 1/18 | K. Hinton | signed |
| 1/16 | K. Smith | pract. squad del |
| 1/9 | J. Ali | pract. squad add |
| 1/9 | J. Ali | signed |
| 1/9 | B. Baylor | signed |
| 1/9 | Q. Bell | signed |
| 1/9 | A. Bledsoe | signed |
| 1/9 | D. Etheridge | signed |
| 1/9 | J. Guidry | signed |
| 1/9 | T. Fisk | signed |
| Injuries | ||
| Date | Player | Status |
| 1/8 | E. Wilkinson | calf (Out) |
| 1/1 | E. Wilkinson | calf (Questionable) |
| 1/1 | F. Franks | concussion (Out) |
| 12/31 | C. Edoga | knee (IR) |
| 12/31 | J. Moffatt | calf (IR) |
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