2014 - Week 2 Wrap Up
The Falcons went on the road for their first road game of the season vs. the 1-0 Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. The story leading up to the game was that of two of the premiere receivers in the league going head to head against one another in A.J. Green vs. Julio Jones. The Falcons defense was underwhelming, to say the least. They allowed Andy Dalton to throw for 300 yards on 28-for-38 passing and giving up a total of 473 yards on defense. On offense, the Falcons fared well, but Matt Ryan had difficulty connecting with his receivers early on and looked flustered from the pressure that the Bengals were putting on him. Ryan went on to threw 2 interceptions in the 4th quarter, essentially sealing the loss for the Falcons, which is their first of the season.
| Atlanta Falcons at Cincinnati Bengals |
| Sep 14, 2014 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Atlanta Falcons (1-1) | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Cincinnati Bengals (2-0) | 7 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 30 |
| Team Stats Comparison |
| ATL | CIN |
| Total Offense | 398 | 473 |
| Rushing Yards | 88 | 148 |
| Passing Yards | 310 | 325 |
| First Downs | 15 | 23 |
| Punt Return Yards | 14 | 12 |
| Kick Return Yards | 52 | 52 |
| Total Yards | 464 | 537 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down Converstion | 6-12 (50%) | 4-12 (33%) |
| 4th Down Conversion | 0-0 (0%) | 1-1 (100%) |
| 2-Point Conversion | 0-0 (0%) | 0-0 (0%) |
| Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 1-2 (50%) | 6-6 (100%) |
| Penalties | 3-20 | 3-50 |
| Posession Time | 26:13 | 33:47 |
| Atlanta Falcons | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | M. Ryan | 27/46 | 317 | 3 | 2 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | S. Jackson | 15 | 74 | 4.9 | | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | R. White | 8 | 75 | 9.3 | 2 | | J. Jones | 7 | 157 | 22.4 | 1 | | S. Jackson | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | | D. Hester | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | | B. Pascoe | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | | D. Lowery | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | K. Biermann | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | D. Trufant | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | W. Moore | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | S. Weatherspoon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | KICKING | FG | XP | PTS | LONG | | M. Bryant | 1/2 | 3/3 | 5 | 39 |
| | Cincinnati Bengals | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | A. Dalton | 28/38 | 300 | 1 | 1 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | G. Bernard | 27 | 140 | 5.1 | 2 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | A. Green | 9 | 105 | 11.6 | 0 | | G. Bernard | 6 | 82 | 13.6 | 1 | | J. Gresham | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 0 | | M. Jones | 3 | 35 | 11.6 | 0 | | M. Sanu | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | | R. Maualuga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | V. Burfict | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | A. Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | R. Nelson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | G. Iloka | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | KICKING | FG | XP | PTS | LONG | | M. Nugent | 3/4 | 3/3 | 12 | 34 |
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