The offense was scoring and scoring and scoring........... You get the point. In the first drive of the game Atlanta took six plays to drive 70 yards in 2 minutes 57 seconds, with the key play being a Julio Jones 25 yard reception. It was smooth sailing from then on.
The Falcons forces a three and out (more on that later), and got the ball. In the next drive the Falcons drove 52 yards, and on the next play Levine Toiliolo fumbled the ball. But the hustle of Devin Hester, redeemed the Falcons, as he forced a fumble on the same play. Then the Falcons kicked it into high gear, and scored 35 points in the first half. Speaking of scoring they jumped out to a 54-0 lead. To give you a perspective on his performance, he scored 29.8 fantasy points. He was pulled out in the middle of the third quarter.
Now let's talk about the defense. The defense was excellent. That's really the only way to put it. They gave up zero points in the first three quarters. The secondary was excellent, the defensive line was awesome, and the safety were excellent. The Falcons won the battle at the line of scrimmage, they prevented the run defense, and they won the game in all aspects. The 14 points that they gave up all came in the fourth quarter, with their backup defense.
Oh and by the way, the defense was so good, they didn't give up a first down until the middle of the second half. No wonder the offense had a multitude of opportunities to score.
This was a great showing by the Falcons in all. They played well in all three aspects of the game offense, defense and special teams. Oh and a quick congratulations to Devin Hester, who broke the record of all time returns for touchdowns. He returned a punt 56 yards, and took it to the house. Congratulations Hester!
The Falcons forces a three and out (more on that later), and got the ball. In the next drive the Falcons drove 52 yards, and on the next play Levine Toiliolo fumbled the ball. But the hustle of Devin Hester, redeemed the Falcons, as he forced a fumble on the same play. Then the Falcons kicked it into high gear, and scored 35 points in the first half. Speaking of scoring they jumped out to a 54-0 lead. To give you a perspective on his performance, he scored 29.8 fantasy points. He was pulled out in the middle of the third quarter.
Now let's talk about the defense. The defense was excellent. That's really the only way to put it. They gave up zero points in the first three quarters. The secondary was excellent, the defensive line was awesome, and the safety were excellent. The Falcons won the battle at the line of scrimmage, they prevented the run defense, and they won the game in all aspects. The 14 points that they gave up all came in the fourth quarter, with their backup defense.
Oh and by the way, the defense was so good, they didn't give up a first down until the middle of the second half. No wonder the offense had a multitude of opportunities to score.
This was a great showing by the Falcons in all. They played well in all three aspects of the game offense, defense and special teams. Oh and a quick congratulations to Devin Hester, who broke the record of all time returns for touchdowns. He returned a punt 56 yards, and took it to the house. Congratulations Hester!
Devin Hester returns a punt to the house to set the all-time
NFL record for return/punt TD's
*Look out for my Week 4 review
The Windy City Flyer is at it again. Hester looked so much better in blue and orange, though. Nonetheless, congrats, Devin.
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