Matt Ryan

Matt Ryan threw for 281 yards and ran for a touchdown, Younghoe Koo made four field goals and the Atlanta Falcons held on to beat the Carolina Panthers 25-17 on Thursday night to avoid a series season sweep.

Matt Ryan’s instructions were clear: “Don’t score.” 

Atlanta Falcons star Matt Ryan told running back Todd Gurley to run the clock out and avoid a touchdown in Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions before he did the opposite.

The Detroit Lions and Atlanta Falcons traded leads three times late in the fourth quarter.

Atlanta Falcons star Julio Jones finally has his first touchdown catch of the season – and it only took six weeks.

Matt Ryan understood the need to play better as the Atlanta Falcons started the season with five straight losses, firing their coach and general manager and not getting a vote of confidence from the owner.

Aaron Rodgers connected with tight end Robert Tonyan on three of his four touchdown passes and the Green Bay Packers remained unbeaten with a 30-16 victory over the winless Atlanta Falcons on Monday night.

The Atlanta Falcons became the first team in NFL history to lose consecutive games after leading by 15 or more points on Sunday after blowing a big lead to the Chicago Bears.

The Dallas Cowboys pulled off an improbable win on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons.

The Seattle Seahawks let Russell Wilson do the cooking.