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Selfless Matt Ryan shoulders some blame for false starts

It's not a part of Matt Ryan's nature to call out a teammate or unit publicly. He'd rather point the finger at himself.

Such was the case when the Atlanta Falcons quarterback addressed the topic of false starts during his weekly radio show. The Falcons had four false starts in their own stadium during this past Sunday's 33-30 overtime loss to the Chargers: two by right tackle Ryan Schraeder, one by right guard Chris Chester and one by left guard Andy Levitre. The Falcons had five false starts through the first six games, including three in the season opener at home against Tampa Bay.