Falcons Say Jessie Bates is NFL's Best Safety, Worthy of Defensive Player of Year
No safety has won NFL Defensive Player of the Year since the Pittsburgh Steelers' Troy Polamalu in 2010. Atlanta Falcons star ...
Falcons' Jessie Bates III Shines to Help Move Atlanta into First Place
The Atlanta Falcons safety made terrific plays in Week 8 in the absence of fellow starting safety Justin Simmons.
Cowboys looking for more efficient passing from Prescott in visit to NFC South-leading Falcons
Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott will try to snap a streak of three straight games with two interceptions as the Cowboys look ...
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NFL punishes Atlanta Falcons S Jessie Bates III ahead of Week 9 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys
The NFL has fined safety Jessie Bates III $11,255 for an unsportsmanlike penalty he committed during the Atlanta Falcons' ...
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Cover 9@9: Falcons take rotational approach to pass rush as trade deadline passes quietly
The Falcons were searching in all directions for help with their pass rush. Outside linebackers Demone Harris and DeAngelo Malone were worked into the rotation more against the Cowboys. The Falcons ...
Report: Falcons 'in the Market' for Edge Rusher Trade
Kirk Cousins Impressions of Falcons Teammates Jessie Bates, Troy Andersen, AJ TerrellThe Atlanta Falcons have until Nov. 5 to get external help for their NFL-worst pass rush -- and they appear to be ...
Kirk Cousins puts Falcons in NFC South driver’s seat, but they have work to do
Cousins has thrown eight touchdown passes against the Bucs this season, but he helped the Falcons put the game away with a ...
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Can a safety win Defensive Player of the Year? Falcons say yes, tout Jessie Bates
Jessie Bates III is a rule breaker ... ll take or the aggressiveness he’ll play with at times,” the Atlanta Falcons’ offensive leader said of his counterpart on defense.
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There’s a few calls from Falcons loss that Liam Coen regrets
Quarterback Baker Mayfield had just completed a short pass that rookie Bucky Irving turned into a 13-yard gain. Falcons ...
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Falcons fend off Buccaneers, improve to 4-0 vs. NFC South
Kirk Cousins completed 23 of 29 passes for 276 yards and four touchdowns, leading the visiting Atlanta Falcons to a 31-26 win ...
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Cousins throws for 276 yards and 4 TDs as Falcons beat Bucs 31-26 to take control of NFC South
The Bucs also hurt themselves with a failed fake punt play in the third quarter that positioned the Falcons to go up 31-17 on Robinson’s TD reception. Jessie Bates III and A.J. Terrell Jr. had ...