ESPN.com · Sep 30, 2022
Falcons' pass rush, the NFL's worst in '21, has shown progress
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Geno Smith sat in the pocket often Sunday with enough time to figure out the Atlanta Falcons. It sometimes looked like last season, when Atlanta could not force pressure, letting a quarterback play surgeon against its secondary.
But then the Falcons figured it out. In the fourth quarter against the Seattle Seahawks, in the Falcons’ first win of the season, they started connecting.
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