ATLANTA (AP) — Pat Shurmur isn’t about to express sympathy for the Atlanta Falcons’ ever-growing list of key players on injured reserve.
The New York Giants’ coach has his own problems.
The Giants (1-5) will try to end their three-game losing streak when they face the Falcons (2-4) in Monday night’s matchup of last-place teams. Atlanta snapped its own three-game skid with last week’s win over Tampa Bay.
The Falcons will lean on Tevin Coleman as their new starting running back after placing Devonta Freeman on IR this week with a groin injury. Freeman already missed three games with a bruised knee and last week’s game with the groin injury, so it was easy for Shurmur to study Falcons film with Coleman and rookie Ito Smith sharing all the snaps at running back.