The Atlanta Falcons made some pretty big moves prior to
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After beating the Denver Broncos, 27-21, on Monday Night Football, the Falcons moved to 2-0 on the young season and sit in sole possession of first place in the NFC South. Atlanta’s offense seems, at times, to be unstoppable. Matt Ryan looks to be moving into elite quarterback status.
But the real story in Atlanta is the hard-hitting, aggressive defense—the product of Nolan’s tutelage.
Start with the fact that the Falcons have been forcing teams to cough up the football like the unit was an angry doctor. Through two games, Atlanta has five interceptions and two fumble recoveries. Since the offense hasn’t turned the ball over, Atlanta is sitting atop the NFL with a plus-seven takeaway, giveaway statistic.
In 2011 Atlanta finished tied for fifth place with a plus-eight mark. The Falcons won’t finish the season without giving the ball away, but if the first two games of the season are an indication, they’ll be taking it away a lot in
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“Those four turnovers were huge,” said Smith in his postgame press conference. “We were able to put a lot of pressure on the quarterback for the majority of the game.”
And that pressure led to great things happening for Atlanta in the secondary.
Starting safeties William Moore and Thomas DeCoud both pulled down interceptions off of Peyton Manning Monday. Backup cornerback Robert McClain, who was filling in for an injured Asante Samuel, swiped another Manning offering. All three interceptions occurred in
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“We were expecting to play well, but I mean it's Peyton Manning,” said DeCoud in the Falcons locker room after the game. “We were not expecting to go out and get three or four turnovers in the first four possessions. We came out and played fast, we started fast and finished strong.”
Before anyone could blink Atlanta held a 10-0 lead and took a 20-7 lead into halftime.
