FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- For the first two preseason games, Falcons fans have seen very little from the team’s projected starters. Matt Ryan has seen one series in each game, has yet to play and the starting defense has often been off the field by midway through the first quarter.
That’s a common approach for most teams across the NFL. More often than not, that changes for the third preseason game.
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Several organizations use the third preseason game as a sort of dress rehearsal for the regular season, leaving their starters in for the first half and sometimes a series or two after halftime.