The Falcons face a tough challenge this week. Traveling west is hard enough. Missing starters like Ricardo Allen, James Carpenter and especially Julio Jones only adds to the difficulty. Did they overcome all of this to net their 5th win of the season? Let’s find out.
First quarter
After the Chargers won the toss and deferred, the Falcons offense starts from their 25 with a run by Todd Gurley for 3. The pass to Russell Gage gains 4 and on 3rd and 3 Ryan throws down the left into double coverage and it drops incomplete.