Reasons the Atlanta Falcons Will Go 4-0

“I thought there was a really good design by him”, Quinn said.

Although the plan to keep Weeden in check worked well in the first half, giving the Cowboys a 28-17 lead going into halftime, that restriction was the team’s downfall.

Coach Sean Payton says Brees has “done well” with his rehabilitation and his availability will be based on his performance at practice.

It was Moore’s second interception of the season.

“William has a knack for finding the ball”, Quinn said. Your New Orleans Saints looked like a team that could bounce back to save their season. They have trailed entering the fourth quarter in each of the first three games and have been able to rally for the victory. Quinn lit into his defensive linemen.

“We knew that we played a bad first half”, Soliai said. There were missed tackles and missed-fitting on certain blitzes. Freeman earns the league minimum for a second-year player ($510,000) and has a cap charge of just $631,106 – essentially the contract of a third-string running back. So, we had to respect their speed coming out of the backfield. A big part of this was that the Falcons front seven just overpowered the Cowboys offensive line and got penetration.

Quinn also lauded offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan for having the offense clicking in the passing and run games. Beasley played 35 of 54 snaps (65 percent) and Biermann played 14 of 54 (26 percent). “We’re always striving for more”, coach Jason Garrett said. If they can win it will give them a confidence booster heading into a sure loss to the Patriots who are behind the great arm of Tom Brady.

“It was nothing out of our realm of what the (Smith) called”, Moore said.

“I just want us to play at our best”. You’re gonna have to press things down the field.

In the first half, the Cowboys scored four rushing touchdowns, and things seemed fairly easy.

“I didn’t play too well in my opinion”, Durant said. I’ve never been criticized of checking the ball down. The run game should’ve been that support system in the second half. So, there’s reason to believe his relative success against the Falcons was a fluke.

Miko Grimes: The wife of Miami Dolphin Pro Bowl cornerback Brent Grimes was arrested at Sun-Life Stadium before the Dolphins-Bills game for disorderly conduct.

He’s enjoying this start a little bit more. With all the weapons on offense for Atlanta, it’s hard to see Ryan Mallett outscoring Matt Ryan, even if Arian Foster does return. It may not be the make-or-break point of the season, but it is a fairly important game for a team that has been so ravaged by injuries.