CLEVELAND (AP) — Lamar Jackson has one of his favorite playmakers back to face the Browns. Baker Mayfield will be missing his top tight end.
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns won't have top cornerback Denzel Ward for their matchup against the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night as he continues to be slowed by a calf strain.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns defensive end Myles Garrett, the NFL's sacks leader, is not practicing Wednesday because of an ankle injury.
Coach Kevin Stefanski gave few details about Garrett's...
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns will be without dependable tight end Austin Hooper for Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals after he underwent an appendectomy.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Like a mother lion with her hungry cubs, Baker Mayfield has many mouths to feed.
And just one football to share.
When Mayfield looks around Cleveland's offensive...
CLEVELAND (AP) — David Njoku has done an end around with the Browns.
After demanding a trade last month, the tight end indicated on Saturday that he has changed his mind. The 2017...
Several tight ends in the NFL are centerpieces of the offense.
Now, it's time they get paid like it.
Guys such as George Kittle, Travis Kelce, Zach Ertz and Rob Gronkowski — before he...
Jack Conklin helped make Derrick Henry a rushing champion in Tennessee.
The Browns wouldn't mind if he made running back Nick Chubb the next one.
After adding some key offensive pieces when NFL free agency opened, new Browns general manager Andrew Berry got defensive on Wednesday.
Berry continued to be aggressive and addressed two...
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons will dramatically boost their financial flexibility by releasing two former Pro Bowl players, running back Devonta Freeman and cornerback Desmond Trufant, plus...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Matt Ryan outshined his former offensive coordinator in an MVP-type fashion Kyle Shanahan knows oh so well.
Yet even this rally might have been more improbable...
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Receiver Julio Jones, tight end Austin Hooper and first-round pick Chris Lindstrom are returning to the Atlanta Falcons' offense for Sunday's game against the Carolina...
ATLANTA (AP) — Wide receiver Julio Jones is missing the Atlanta Falcons’ game against the New Orleans Saints with a shoulder injury.
It is the first game Jones has missed since a sprained...
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons, again preparing to be without tight end Austin Hooper against New Orleans, have bolstered the position by signing Carson Meier to the 53-man...
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman has returned to practice for the first time since suffering a sprained foot.
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons will be without running back Devonta Freeman, tight end Austin Hooper and safety Kemal Ishmael for Sunday’s game at Carolina.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts cornerback Kenny Moore II understands this week's challenge each time he pops in an Atlanta Falcons tape.
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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The New England Patriots have acquired tight end Eric Saubert from the Atlanta Falcons for a conditional draft pick.
ATLANTA (AP) — Even in the preseason, Matt Ryan gets miffed about a poor showing.
He had nothing to complain about Friday.
Ryan guided the Atlanta Falcons right down the field for a touchdown on their first possession, hooking up with Austin Hooper on a 4-yard scoring pass , and led another impressive drive before calling it a night in a 28-14 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — If ever there was a setting for a Matty Ice meltdown, it was in last week's game at the Jets.
Four fumbled snaps on a miserably wet field would test any quarterback's composure, and even the usually cool Matt Ryan had to vent.
The outbursts were sharp, but brief, according to Falcons coach Dan Quinn.
"We got to do the expletives first," Quinn said on Wednesday, adding with a smile "That part of the temper comes out, for sure, much like mine does."
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (AP) — The football kept slipping out of Matt Ryan's hands — and the game seemed to be going that way, too, for the Atlanta Falcons.
Fumbled snaps, dropped passes and a big-time drenching had both squads trying to find their footing, but the Falcons steadied themselves just enough in a driving rain to slide past the New York Jets 25-20 on a soggy Sunday at MetLife Stadium
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The football kept slipping out of Matt Ryan's hands — and the game seemed to be going that way, too, for the Atlanta Falcons.
Fumbled snaps, dropped passes and a big-time drenching had both squads trying to find their footing, but the Falcons steadied themselves just enough in a driving rain to slide past the New York Jets 25-20 on a soggy Sunday at MetLife Stadium
ATLANTA (AP) — Jay Cutler and the Miami Dolphins finally generated some offense.
Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons totally fell apart.
The result: a stunning 20-17 victory for the Dolphins.
Cutler threw a pair of touchdown passes, Cody Parkey kicked a pair of field goals and Miami rallied from a 17-0 halftime deficit, rekindling memories of Atlanta's epic collapse against New England in the Super Bowl.
And next up for the Falcons — a rematch against the Patriots.
CHICAGO (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons made just enough big plays to avoid another late collapse. The Bears couldn't get the big play they needed.
Matt Ryan threw an 88-yard touchdown to a wide-open Austin Hooper in the fourth quarter, Brooks Reed sacked Mike Glennon in the closing seconds and the NFC champions hung on to beat the Chicago Bears 23-17 on Sunday.
CHICAGO (AP) — All Matt Ryan was trying to do was make something out of a broken play when he saw tight end Austin Hooper wide open near midfield.
He wound up throwing a huge touchdown pass to help Atlanta squeeze out a season-opening victory.
Ryan connected with Hooper on an 88-yard TD and led two fourth-quarter scoring drives, and the NFC champion Atlanta Falcons held on to beat the Chicago Bears 23-17 on Sunday.
CHICAGO (AP) — Matt Ryan threw an 88-yard touchdown to Austin Hooper and led two fourth-quarter scoring drives, and the NFC champion Atlanta Falcons held on to beat the Chicago Bears 23-17 in the season opener on Sunday.
The butt of jokes following their epic Super Bowl collapse against New England, the Falcons survived as the Bears missed several chances to score a touchdown in the final seconds.
ATLANTA (AP) — Seahawks backup running back C.J. Prosise is inactive for Saturday's NFC divisional playoff game against the Atlanta Falcons.
Prosise was unable to return from a shoulder injury in a short practice week for Seattle, leaving Thomas Rawls to handle most of the carries. Prosise has not played since hurting his shoulder against New England on Nov. 20.
Prosise was on the field for pregame drills after being listed as a full participant in Thursday's walkthrough practice.
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Coach Dan Quinn appreciates how the Atlanta Falcons are positioned atop the NFC South, holding a one-game lead over Tampa Bay with two games left in the regular season.
Now if the Falcons could just stop getting key players hurt, but Quinn is hardly despondent. Inexperienced players are stepping into big roles and impressing the coaching staff.
ATLANTA (AP) — Devonta Freeman more than made up for his first fumble of the season.
Freeman rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns Sunday, leading the Falcons to a 41-13 rout of the San Francisco 49ers that clinched Atlanta's first winning season since 2012.
The third-year back capped his big day with a 34-yard touchdown run .
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Julio Jones is still Atlanta's go-to receiver.
No doubt about that.
But Jones has been getting plenty of help in the Falcons' passing game.
Mohamed Sanu, Taylor Gabriel and Justin Hardy have bulked up a receiving group that, beyond Jones, was a big question mark at the start of the season.
Running backs Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman are frequent targets. Tight ends Jacob Tamme, Austin Hooper and Levine Toilolo have chipped in as well.