The Falcons are officially without wide receiver Calvin Ridley against the Denver Broncos. The offense will struggle without their top red zone target, bad news as Denver looked like the most winnable game remaining on Atlanta’s schedule.
Ridley’s replacement is unclear. Dirk Koetter has struggled replacing injured players. While this should mean a much bigger role for Russell Gage and Hayden Hurst, we have previously seen bigger roles instead for Luke Stocker and Olamide Zaccheaus. Hopefully, Koetter can better adjust to the loss.
For the good news, slot corner Darqueze Dennard returns as a badly needed reinforcement to the struggling secondary.