FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- The last thing the Atlanta Falcons want to see over their final four games of 2018 is Matt Ryan sprawled across the ground again and again.
That vision has become too common this season for the 4-8 Falcons, with Ryan being sacked 36 times in 12 games. Ryan is on pace to be sacked a career-high 48 times, which would top the 44 sacks he absorbed in 2013.
Falcons coach Dan Quinn obviously is concerned about the number of hits Ryan has taken this season.
"Well, No. 1, I'm concerned about it because if we're not protecting him in the way that we can, then that gets hard," Quinn said Monday.