Last week: 2 (+0)

Record: 5-0

The Falcons have had back-to-back close calls and could be 3-2 right now if the Panthers could manage a late game and if Robert Griffin hadn’t gotten hurt and Billy Cundiff hadn’t sucked. Most good teams do catch breaks like that, but this team also has a negative yards per play differential, as a result of their reliance on winning the turnover battle. They have the league’s best turnover differential at +10, but no matter what your previous game’s turnover differential, the average turnover differential on a week to week basis is roughly +0.0. They’re probably the best team in the NFC right now, but I’m not 100% sold on them

Studs

WR Julio Jones: Caught 10 passes for 94 yards and a touchdown on 15 attempts on 52 pass snaps, 3.3 YAC per catch

TE Tony Gonzalez: Caught 13 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown on 14 attempts on 46 pass snaps, 3.8 YAC per catch, 1 penalty

LT Sam Baker: Allowed 2 quarterback hurries on 56 pass block snaps, run blocked for 27 yards and a touchdown on 4 attempts

RT Tyson Clabo: Allowed 1 quarterback hurry on 56 pass block snaps, run blocked for 0 yards on 1 attempt

RE John Abraham: 1 quarterback hit and 3 quarterback hurries on 20 pass rush snaps, 1 batted pass, no tackles

DT Jonathan Babineaux: 2 sacks, 1 quarterback hit, and 1 quarterback hurry on 28 pass rush snaps, 2 solo tackles, 2 stops, 1 missed tackle

CB Dunta Robinson: Allowed 2 catches for 24 yards on 5 attempts, 1 interception, 1 pass deflection, 5 solo tackles, 4 stops, 2 missed tackles

CB Asante Samuel: Allowed 2 catches for 4 yards on 2 attempts, 1 solo tackles, 1 stop

FS Thomas DeCoud: Was not thrown on, 1 interception, 2 solo tackles

LOLB Sean Weatherspoon: Allowed 2 catches for 15 yards on 2 attempts, 7 solo tackles, 6 stops, 1 sack and 1 quarterback hurry on 2 blitzes

Duds

C Todd McClure: Allowed 1 sack, 1 quarterback hits, and 2 quarterback hurries on 56 pass block snaps, run blocked for 23 yards on 8 attempts

SS William Moore: Allowed 1 catch for 77 yards and a touchdown on 2 attempts, 7 solo tackles, 1 assist, 1 stop

MLB Akeem Dent: Allowed 1 catch for 10 yards on 1 attempt, 1 solo tackle, 1 assist, 1 missed tackle

ROLB Stephen Nicholas: Allowed 4 catches for 59 yards on 4 attempts, 2 solo tackles, 2 stops

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