It’s an interconference battle on the gridiron as a pair of teams with avian nicknames take the field looking for a win in Charm City. The Atlanta Falcons are on the road as they make the trip up the eastern seaboard to face the Baltimore Ravens Saturday afternoon. Atlanta comes in off a 21-18 road loss to New Orleans Sunday in their previous contest, though they did cover the line as a 5.5-point underdog. Baltimore was knocked off 13-3 on the road by Cleveland last Saturday in their previous game, failing to cover as a 2.5-point underdog in that contest. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Ravens own a 4-2 advantage, including a 26-16 road win in the most recent matchup on December 2, 2018.
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Atlanta had their chances against New Orleans on the road last week but ultimately fell short. The Falcons fell to 5-9 on the season and stand tied for second in the NFC South with both Carolina and New Orleans, just one game behind Tampa Bay for the division lead. Against New Orleans, Atlanta went down 14-0 in the opening quarter and never recovering. The Falcons trailed 14-3 at the half and 21-10 after three quarters before drawing within three with 7:07 to play in the game. Atlanta fumbled on their ensuing possession at the Saints’ 38 and had their final possession ended as time expired. The Falcons were beaten 348-320 in total offense though they won the first down battle 21-17 and time of possession by a 30:56 to 29:04 margin. Each team turned the ball over once in the contest.
On the year, the Falcons enter week 16 31st in passing offense with 150.9 yards per game while they are 3rd in rushing offense by picking up 164.1 yards per contest. Atlanta is 15th in the league in scoring offense with an average of 21.9 points per game and stand 22nd in the league by allowing 23.8 points per contest. Marcus Mariota is 184 of 300 for 2,219 yards with 15 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He has been sacked 28 times for 195 yards in losses while adding 438 yards plus four scores on the ground. Desmond Ridder is 13 of 26 for 97 yards while adding 38 rushing yards this season. Cordarrelle Patterson is second on the team on the ground with 122 carries for 618 yards and six scores on the year. Tyler Allgaier (148 carries, 743 yards, two TD) and Caleb Huntley (76 carries, 366 yards, TD) are also in the mix. Rookie Drake London leads the team with 54 receptions for 603 yards and four touchdowns this season. Kyle Pitts (28 receptions, 356 yards, two TD), Olamide Zaccheaus (32 grabs, 478 yards, two TD) and Damiere Byrd (10 catches, 241 yar ds, two TD) are the only other players with more than 200 receiving yards on the year. Younghoe Koo has converted 28 of 30 extra point attempts and 24 of 29 field goal tries with a long of 54 this season.
The Falcons have just one player listed on their injury report as of Wednesday. Tackle Chuma Edoga (knee) was limited in practice so watch for an update on him heading toward the weekend. Huntley (Achilles) was lost for the season on Sunday, giving more reps to the Allgaier/Patterson duo in the run game.
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