The Falcons are dealing with several significant injuries right now, and there’s ambiguity as to whether Cordarrelle Patterson and Jaylinn Hawkins will play tonight. Unfortunately, there’s no ambiguity at all for Hayden Hurst and Daren Bates, who were already ruled out but now have been placed on injured reserve.
Atlanta made a dizzying number of moves ahead of tonight’s game, so let’s recap them all quickly here.
We’ll start with Hurst. The team’s second tight end, Hurst has 20 grabs for 158 yards and a touchdown on the year, and will be replaced on the active roster by Parker Hesse.