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After an emotional Week 6 loss to Tampa Bay, the San Francisco 49ers returned to their winning ways with a 20-10 win on Sunday Night Football over the Atlanta Falcons. The win moves the 49ers to 5-2 in what was their most impressive win on the season so far. Defensive coordinator Robert Saleh had his […]
From Niners Nation | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
It certainly wasn’t a pretty effort, but the snap counts wait for no man. Offense Michael Penix Jr.: 65 Jake Matthews: 65 Matthew Bergeron: 65 Ryan Neuzil: 65 Chris Lindstrom: 65 Elijah Wilkinson: 65 Drake London: 64 Bijan Robinson: 57 Darnell Mooney: 54 Kyle Pitts: 53 Charlie Woerner: 38 David Sills V: 29 Tyler Allgeier: […]
From The Falcoholic | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Mac Jones earned one of the escalators in his contract after helping the team win on Sunday Night against the Atlanta Falcons. Jones made $400,000 since that was his fourth win of the season. Jones can continue to earn more incentives, so long as he remains on the field. Of course, […]
From Niners Nation | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The San Francisco 49ers beat the Atlanta Falcons 20-10 at home on Sunday Night Football, improving to 5-2 on the season and 4-1 with backup quarterback Mac Jones at the helm. It was expected to be a tough game for the 49ers, as the Falcons had just beaten the Buffalo Bills 24-14 and seemed to […]
From Niners Nation | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The Buffalo Bills entered their bye week on a two-game losing streak that included disappointing losses to the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons. Quarterback Josh Allen and company now have to try and get back on track in Week 8, but their opponent has been on a bit of an unexpected win streak. The […]
From Buffalo Rumblings | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The pervading narrative about the Buffalo Bills is that recent stumbles have thrown up some red flags about this year’s team. The 4-0 start against losing teams wasn’t very impressive, and the back-to-back losses against the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons exposed vulnerabilities in a defense that’s regressed and an offense that’s lost its […]
From Buffalo Rumblings | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Atlanta Falcons like things to go smoothly, but when they don’t, they often struggle to look like a competent NFL team. Faced with a well-coached 49ers team that was intent on taking away the run, rattling Michael Penix Jr., and running the ball down Atlanta’s throats, the Falcons appeared to be daydreaming about a […]
From The Falcoholic | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Yes, there were actually some highlights from Sunday night’s loss to the 49ers. Kaden Elliss INT gives much-needed spark vs. 49ers As the San Francisco 49ers came out after Atlanta’s field goal and NBC broadcaster Mike Tirico informed the NFL world that Divine Deablo had left the game, my heart sank. Immediately, Kyle Shanahan started […]
From The Falcoholic | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Kaden Elliss INT gives much-needed spark vs. 49ers As the San Francisco 49ers came out after Atlanta’s field goal and NBC broadcaster Mike Tirico informed the NFL world that Divine Deablo had left the game, my heart sank. Immediately, Kyle Shanahan started running plays and throwing routes directly where fill-in second-year linebacker JD Bertrand was. […]
From The Falcoholic | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Most Rams fans were rooting for the Atlanta Falcons to beat the 49ers on Sunday night, but instead Mac Jones improved his record to 4-1 and San Francisco stayed in first place. On the bright side, the Falcons dropped to 3-3 and that means that L.A.’s first round pick from Atlanta next year got a […]
From Turf Show Times | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Atlanta Falcons sputtered on primetime and couldn’t keep their hype train rolling. The offense is a mystery box every drive, but the defense managed to put up a fight with one of their strongest soldiers MIA. Here’s the Week 7 Snap Reactions. Devine Deablo goes down The Falcons new star linebacker and key defensive […]
From The Falcoholic | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The Jacksonville Jaguars and Atlanta Falcons both had missions on behalf of the Seattle Seahawks, whether they knew they were a part of the mission or not: Beat Seattle’s division rivals. Jacksonville had a “home game” in London against the Los Angeles Rams, who were missing Puka Nacua, while the Falcons were on the road […]
From Field Gulls | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The Falcons fell to 3-3 after a 20-10 drubbing at the hands of the 49ers. Kevin Knight breaks down the loss, including the horrid offensive performance, the offensive line’s worst game of the year, Zac Robinson’s persistent issues, potentially big injuries to Divine Deablo and Michael Penix, and a whole lot more. Fellow Falcoholics, welcome […]
From The Falcoholic | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Atlanta Falcons knew they’d have to stop Christian McCaffrey, and they knew they’d need to attack a vulnerable San Francisco linebacker corps and secondary. While there were moments, and even long stretches where the defense held up despite the loss of Divine Deablo, they didn’t do any of that on a consistent basis. They […]
From The Falcoholic | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The San Francisco 49ers forced a three-and-out on the first drive of the game, thanks to a Robert Saleh blitz. The offense answered with a 9-play drive of their own with a couple of impressive rushes by Brian Robinson. However, Mac Jones couldn’t connect with Jauan Jennings on 3rd & 9. The Falcons hit a […]
From Niners Nation | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The 3-2 Atlanta Falcons are coming off an impressive Monday Night Football win over the Buffalo Bills at home. Now, Atlanta travels across the country on a short week to take on the 4-2 San Francisco 49ers. Despite both teams boasting winning records, they have a combined point differential of -3. You generally want to […]
From Niners Nation | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The San Francisco 49ers host the Atlanta Falcons tonight in the Bay Area. These teams are fighting for a shot in their respective divisions. Will the 49ers pull out the win at home? Can the Falcons avoid giving in to their true nature? Let’s tune in and find out! Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers Levi’s Stadium […]
From Canal Street Chronicles | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The NFL Week 7 slate of Sunday games will cap off with a Sunday Night Football matchup between the Atlanta Falcons (3-2) and San Francisco 49ers (4-2). The 49ers lead the all-time regular season series between these teams, 47-32-1, but the Falcons have won three of their four most-recent meetings. They last faced off back […]
From Bleeding Green Nation | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Week 7 Sunday Night Football. Tonight we have an NFC matchup. The 4-2 San Francisco 49ers host the 3-2 Atlanta Falcons. The Atlanta Falcons come into this game winners of two straight games, against 2024 playoff teams the Buffalo Bills and the Washington Commanders. They have beaten three 2024 playoff teams and lost by just […]
From Gang Green Nation | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
It’s a surprising battle of NFC heavyweights to close out Sunday of Week 7. The now-3-2 Falcons looked for real last week, beating the Buffalo Bills by two scores. The 49ers, on the other hand, sit at a strong 4-2 despite dealing with a brutal number of injuries to their stars for yet another season. […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain | about 2 months ago | 1 read
It’s nearly time. Pour yourself a coffee or a libation and settle in for a late night watching the Atlanta Falcons take on the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday Night Football. Despite all the injuries on both sides—especially the 49er side—this ought to be a terrific game. The hope is that Atlanta will walk out […]
From The Falcoholic | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
The Atlanta Falcons (3-2) and San Francisco 49ers (4-2) will close out Sunday of Week 7 with a “Sunday Night Football” matchup in Santa Clara. Despite having a similar record, these two teams feel like they’re headed in different directions. The Falcons enter this game coming off a big win over the Bills in Week […]
From Pride Of Detroit | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The San Francisco 49ers will once again be starting Mac Jones while Brock Purdy recovers from turf toe. They’ll also get superstar tight end George Kittle back from his hamstring injury. The 49ers won’t, however, have Fred Warner back for the rest of the season after his horrific ankle fracture. An ordinarily formidable Niners defense […]
From Field Gulls | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Week 6 is not over yet; we’ve got one more game to watch on Sunday. The Atlanta Falcons are visiting the San Francisco 49ers in a potential NFC playoff preview. The Falcons are coming off a huge upset win over the Buffalo Bills. The 49ers have been the walking wounded this year, and they’re trying […]
From Hogs Haven | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Once upon a time there was an NFL that had six divisions. One of which was the NFC West. To make sense of this division, prior to 2002, was to drive oneself to madness. A division for the western teams of the NFC included, somehow, San Francisco, California (which is as west as this country […]
From Battle Red Blog | about 2 months ago | 1 read