Official Site of the Falcons · Oct 16, 2015
Falcons Defense Excelling Against the Rush
Since joining the Falcons, Dan Quinn has made an appreciable difference in many ways. Perhaps his biggest impact so far has come against the run.
In spite of Thursday night’s final score in New Orleans, the Falcons continued a positive (and extremely important) trend on defense.By surrendering just 81 total rushing yards to the Saints, Atlanta prevented its opponent from gaining double-digits on the ground for the fifth time in six matchups this year. Heading into Sunday the Falcons rank first in the NFL in rushing yards allowed per game with 78.8—quite a change from last year, when they finished 21st in that category (118.4).
