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Falcons Takeoff: Facts, stats, quotes from Week 17 loss to Commanders
QUOTING RAHEEM MORRIS
On whether he debated going for the 2-point conversion when the Falcons scored at the end of the game…
“No, the thought was to get the ball back, like we did. Try to get the ball back and go down with the ball pretty quickly down the field. Set us up for a game-winning field goal. We set up for a game-winning field goal, probably a little bit out of our range. Was desperation range and went out there and took a shot at it. The young man (kicker Riley Patterson) struck it good, hit it good. Just came up short. But that’s the way the cookie crumbles sometimes. That’s how it goes.”
QUOTING THE FALCONS
Quarterback Michael Penix Jr.
On how he assessed his performance overall…
“I got to be better with the ball. I dropped the ball twice (against the Commanders). That’s unlike me. I never really did that much in my career, so just protecting the ball because if we don’t fall on it, those are big game-changing plays, and the game could’ve been very lopsided.”
Right guard Chris Lindstrom
On needing the Saints to beat the Buccaneers for even a chance at the playoffs…
“Yeah, brutal. But I hope those guys win.”
QUOTING THE OPPONENT
Commanders head coach Dan Quinn
On his overall assessment of the game…
“I give Rah and his team a lot of credit. This is a tough crew. I knew their backs were against the wall as well, and we knew this was gonna be a fight that goes all the way to the end. We talked about a five-quarter mindset — and sure enough, we had it.”
Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels
On the game-winning touchdown pass to tight end Zach Ertz…
“Man coverage. I knew they were going to keep eyes on Terry, and I knew Zach had a 1-on-1. We repped that so many times, I knew he was going to win on that, he was going to make the catch and it was going to be game over.”