ATLANTA -- Cordarrelle Patterson, the leading rusher on the NFL's No. 5-ranked rushing offense, has been activated from injured reserve, giving the Atlanta Falcons one of their most dynamic players back.
The 31-year-old Patterson had been one of the NFL's top running backs prior to suffering a knee injury that needed a procedure to fix and kept him out the last four weeks. He'd been in the midst of the best running stretch of his career, gaining 340 yards on 58 carries with three touchdowns over the first four games of the year.
Twice in the first four weeks of the season, Patterson set career highs for rushing -- first, for 120 yards in the season-opener against New Orleans on Sept.