Calvin Ridley – Noteworthy
WR Calvin Ridley caught seven passes for 146 yards and three touchdowns. That included a career-long 75-yard touchdown. It was the first 100-yard receiving game of his career. The three touchdowns tied the club rookie record last set by Alge Crumpler 2006. He is the first rookie since Odell Beckham Jr. of the Giants to have three touchdown catches in a game.
Duke Riley – Noteworthy
LB Duke Riley led the Falcons with a career-high 12 tackles on Sunday against the Saints. That tied his season total from a year ago. It’s the sixth-most tackles against the Saints in franchise history. He leads the team with 22 tackles, 15 of them solo.
Julio Jones – Noteworthy
WR Julio Jones had five catches for 96 yards against the Saints on Sunday. He caught 58-yarder, his longest reception of the season the longest against the Saints in his career.
Matt Ryan – Noteworthy
QB Matt Ryan threw for 374 yards and matched a franchise record with five touchdowns on Sunday against the Saints. He had a rating of 148.1. He surpassed Joe Montana (35) for the most career touchdown passes against the Saints. Ryan now has 37.
Ricardo Allen – Noteworthy
S Ricardo Allen was lost for the season on Sunday with an Achilles injury. Allen was hurt away from contact at the end of regulation of the game against the Saints and was carted off to the locker room.
Ricardo Allen – Important – Injury
S Ricardo Allen suffered a torn Achilles that will end his season, multiple media outlets reported Monday.
Allen sustained the injury during Sunday’s overtime loss to the New Orleans Saints. He has started 48 of the 49 games he has played for the Falcons, and that includes starts in the first three games this season. He had 17 total tackles and one interception this year, and has seven interceptions for his career. Falcons linebacker Deion Jones are already on injured reserve with knee injuries, and now the Falcons will be without Allen, who signed a three-year contract extension during the offseason.