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On first down, quarterback Matt Ryan threw to Julio Jones on a fade route.
Despite Jones’s pedigree, this is an incredibly low-percentage play: Ryan
went one-for-18 on passes to Jones in the end zone this season.
On second down, the Falcons ran a shovel pass to Terron Ward, the team’s
third-string running back. Ward had just three catches this season and had
touched the ball zero times in the team’s last three games. It is rare for
shovel passes to result in incompletions, but Ryan’s underhanded toss was
too high for Ward. Anyway, it didn’t look like Ward would have gained much
yardage if he had caught the ball.
On third down, Ryan completed a pass to Jones short of the end zone, setting
up a fourth-and-goal for the game.
On fourth down, Ryan, who is notably immobile, rolled out of the pocket. He
was supposed to throw to Julio Jones, but Jones slipped and was well-covered
. There were essentially no other receiving options: The Falcons had one
other wide receiver on the field, Mohamed Sanu, who ended the play covered
by three defenders. On the opposite side of the field from Jones was
fullback Derrick Coleman, who was lined up as a wide receiver even though he
had just two catches this season and isn’t a receiving threat by any
stretch of the imagination. The Falcons had their blocking tight end, Levine
Toilolo, in the game, and he stayed in to block. Their running back Tevin
Coleman attempted a cut block, leaving him incapable of receiving a pass.
You could see Ryan slowly grasping the situation in his head: He needed to
throw a touchdown for Atlanta’s season to continue, and nobody was open. |
