Thursday is here as the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers continue preparing for this weekend’s rematch. On Wednesday, we saw the first updates on the health of both teams, and a day later we know a little bit more.

Let’s take a look.

Falcons injury report, Thursday, Nov. 13

Full

• DL LaCale London (shoulder)

Limited

• CB Mike Hughes (neck)

• CB Dee Alford (concussion)

• LB Malik Verdon (shoulder)

• LT Jake Matthews (rest)

• WR Jamal Agnew (foot)

• WR Drake London (illness, back)

• DL Zach Harrison (knee)

• DL Brandon Dorlus (oblique)

•...

It’s a rematch, this time in Atlanta. The Falcons host the 5-5 Panthers with revenge on their mind after Carolina humiliated them by the score of 30-0 last time out.

This game should be—hast to be!—very different for both teams. Here’s what you need to know about Week 11.

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When these two teams first met, it was easy to write off the Panthers as a bad team. They are kind of a bad team, even if a couple of scrappy victories have lifted them to .500, but the Falcons look like a bad team right now, too....

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Initially I was disappointed I was going to miss Sunday’s game. I was in Minneapolis doing some on-camera stuff for work, and since we were filming tailgating before Ravens-Vikings, I was out on location while the game was going on. I had it on in the rental car as we were driving between locations and every time we were in the...

When a team is performing well shy of expectations, most of the attention will be focused on the most prominent players and coaching staff. The losses are assessed to identify specific patterns and trends to explain why a team is playing poorly. What should be given more recognition is how the roster is built going into the season. How did the coaching staff assemble a team to put them in the best position to win games? When injuries and other issues arose, what adjustments were made to find ideal solutions?

There are two glaring positional groups that the Falcons have...

When Darnell Mooney was injured way back in late July, the best estimate we got from the team was that he would miss a “few weeks” of action with a shoulder injury. There were rumors swirling around at the time that the injury might be more severe than the Falcons were indicating, but without the team or reporters in the building giving us anything concrete, we just waited and hoped for the best.

Mooney would miss Week 1, but he was out there in Week 2. The puzzling thing for anyone who saw Mooney do stellar work all last season...

It’s the start of a new week, and somehow already Week 11, but the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers have begun preparation for their divisional rematch. The Falcons have a long list of injuries to start the week.

Let’s take a look.

Falcons injury report, Wednesday, Nov. 12

Full

• DL LaCale London (shoulder)

Limited

• CB Mike Hughes (neck)

• CB Dee Alford (concussion)

• LB Malik Verdon (shoulder)

• LT Jake Matthews (rest)

Did Not Practice

• WR Drake London (illness)

• WR Jamal Agnew (foot)

• LB Josh Woods (hamstring)

• LS Liam McCullough (personal)...

The Falcons dropped their fourth-straight game to fall to 3-6, but with three winnable games coming up, is there still a chance for the 2025 season to be salvaged? Kevin Knight and Adnan Ikic break down the frustrating loss to the Colts, discuss the chances for the team the turn it around over the next month, and give thoughts on the future (or lack thereof) of the team under Raheem Morris. Fellow Falcoholics, welcome to another episode of The Falcoholic Live!

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It’s a mixed bag of injury news and a busy day for the Atlanta Falcons. Raheem Morris and the team provided multiple updates, including some positive updates for Divine Deablo and Malik Verdon (remember him?) and bad news regarding Storm Norton.

Let’s break it all down quickly.

Divine Deablo: Back in Week 12?

This would be huge. The Falcons have begun losing games for many reasons, several of them on the offense, but the loss of Deablo is still a major factor. He was one of the team’s most impactful defenders, both in coverage and working against the run,...

The Atlanta Falcons have a bunch of problems right now. At least one of them can’t be fixed in the moment—the run defense is only going to improve when Divine Deablo, LaCale London, and Sam Roberts are back, and then only modestly—but their offense feels like it can be salvaged.

What does that salvage job look like? It would involve personnel and schematic adjustments, in all likelihood, with improvement from struggling players like Michael Penix Jr. and Darnell Mooney. What it won’t involve is changes to the coaching staff, at least just yet.

At this point, Arthur Blank will have...

Round two of Carolina. Hopefully this round goes better than the last!

The Atlanta Falcons are trying to rally from four straight losses, and they’re back to facing just their third NFC South opponent of the season. If there’s any hope of pulling out of their current spiral, they have to win basically of their remaining games, but maybe especially those in the division. This team, which has to be tired of losing, gets a chance at revenge for humiliation they suffered earlier this season.

Here’s all our coverage, rounded up for your reading and viewing pleasure.

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The Falcons delivered another competitive effort against one of the AFC’s finest in Week 10, but were ultimately undone by continued struggles on offense. Kevin Knight and Tre’Shon Diaz break down the film from the Colts game, including the struggles of Michael Penix and the passing game, the emergence of Jalon Walker and James Pearce Jr., the continuation of the JD Bertrand saga, and questions about Atlanta’s coaching staff. Fellow Falcoholics, welcome to another episode of the Dirty Birds and Brews podcast!

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The division went 1-3 last weekend, a vintage performance. The South looked strong at the beginning of the season for the first time in recent memory, but they have since cooled off.

Here is the Week 10 NFC South Review.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-3)

Week 10 Result: Buccaneers 23 – Patriots 28

Week 11 Opponent: Buffalo Bills

The Buccaneers couldn’t contain the Patriots explosive rookies and lost coming off their bye week. Tampa Bay got behind early and didn’t have enough time to catch up. Baker Mayfield said post-game that the team lacked a “killer instinct,” a harsh critique...