Falcons Finish Season on High, Beat Tom Brady’s Bucs in Atlanta

The Atlanta Falcons (7-10) made historical past in additional methods than one Sunday afternoon towards the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-9).

Maybe crucial milestone got here with the Falcons successful 30-17, their first win in 12 conferences towards Tom Brady.

With nothing to achieve, the Bucs sat Brady simply earlier than the top of the primary half, the place the sport was tied at 10.

The Bucs scored a landing simply earlier than halftime to take a 17-10 lead, however it was all Falcons within the second half.

Atlanta scored 20 unanswered factors within the second half with touchdowns from Olamide Zaccheaus and Cordarrelle Patterson and a pair of area targets from Younghoe Koo.

Nevertheless, the Falcons rookie class nonetheless achieved a few milestones.

On the quarterback place, Desmond Ridder broke a private milestone, throwing his first two NFL touchdowns. He finishes the season 2-2 as a starter and a case to be the person for the beginning job subsequent season. This was arguably his finest exhibiting in 4 video games as a starter, throwing for 224 yards.

On the receiver spot, No. 8 total decide Drake London surpassed teammate Kyle Pitts for probably the most receptions for a rookie. London’s six catches for 120 yards gave him 72 on the season, a brand new franchise document. His 120 yards marked his first 100-yard recreation as a professional.

And at working again, fifth-round decide Tyler Allgeier broke the rookie document for dashing yards. With 135 dashing yards, Allgeier was 4 shy of a career-best, however it pushed him to 1,035 on the season, breaking a document that stood for 43 years.

So whereas the Falcons are going dwelling with no playoff berth for a fifth consecutive season, there’s numerous optimism in Atlanta going into the offseason, with hope that the postseason drought will finish in 2023.

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