What We Learned from Sunday’s games

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Jeremy Bergman’s takeaways:

1. Jaguars really feel at house in London. The UK’s house workforce performed its maximum entire sport of the season in its tenth commute to London. After gradual begins in prior weeks, Jacksonville ruled the primary quarter — outgaining the Falcons, 146 yards to five, with greater than 10 mins of ownership. Trevor Lawrence used to be comfy within the pocket however made his largest performs at the run, racking up 42 speeding yards on 8 carries, 4 for first downs. With Zay Jones out, Lawrence leaned on Christian Kirk and Evan Engram (15 receptions for 143 yards blended) but additionally discovered time for Calvin Ridley. The former Falcon were given off the schneid in his “revenge game,” hauling in a game-opening 30-yard rating on a busted protection and sealing the sport with a drawn pass-interference name, each in opposition to ex-teammate A.J. Terrell. On protection, Sacksonville confirmed up, led by means of Josh Allen’s 3 sacks and a game-ending strip-sack.
2. Time to do away with Ridder? Desmond Ridder continues to revel in a Jekyll and Hyde begin to his occupation. Sunday’s sport showcased new horrors. After throwing only one interception in his first seven begins, Ridder threw two on back-to-back passes in the second one quarter, simply because the Falcons have been discovering their stride. The first used to be meant by means of Drake London however went for a pick-six; the second one used to be within the path of Kyle Pitts and as an alternative discovered Jaguars protection Andre Cisco. The QB is oft criticized for no longer getting his most sensible skills concerned. Well, Ridder attempted and failed within the first part. He bounced again in the second one, on the other hand, discovering the towering London for a red-zone TD (and simply ignored connecting on a 2d). A reliable backup in Taylor Heinicke is ready within the wings if head trainer Arthur Smith desires to make a metamorphosis. Smith instructed ESPN at halftime a metamorphosis wasn’t going down Sunday, and he used to be rewarded for his non-decision. But how affected person will Smith be if Ridder continues to place Atlanta in holes and restrict its offensive doable?
3. Falcons proceed to frustrate myth house owners. Star rookie Bijan Robinson bounced again after a susceptible Week 3, with 137 general yards on 19 touches, showcasing his talents for the global target market. He is still the straw that stirs Atlanta’s drink. The similar can’t be stated for Pitts. The former No. 4 decide adopted up a season-best day trip with a two-reception, 21-yard day in opposition to Duval. He out-snapped offseason acquisition Jonnu Smith by means of simply six snaps, however Smith used to be Ridder’s safety blanket at the afternoon (six receptions, 95 yards) and now outpaces Pitts at the season. London, every other first-round decide, were given at the scoreboard and led the workforce in objectives (seven) however stuck simply 3 balls for 28 yards. When the Falcons are profitable, it isn’t important that their megastar avid gamers are not generating on par with their draft place. But when the offense is caught within the dust and the losses pile up, Atlanta’s aerial aversion to its most sensible selections turns into an increasing number of disturbing to fanatics and myth house owners alike.

Next Gen stat of the sport: Bijan Robinson totaled 105 yards on 14 carries and generated +48 speeding yards over anticipated. The Falcons rookie confronted a minimum of seven defenders within the field on 10 of his 14 carries (71.4%) and tallied 82 speeding yards and +39 RYOE on such makes an attempt. Robinson is the one participant to have generated +45 RYOE in more than one games this season.

NFL Research: Jacksonville’s protection supplied some global firsts. Jaguars cross rusher Josh Allen become the primary participant to report 3 sacks in a sport in another country, and protection Darious Williams recorded the longest pick-six in global sport historical past along with his 61-yard TD.

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