Falcons snap counts: Breaking down the playing time for a brutal loss

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The Falcons were playing catchup, which explains why they had Julio and Sanu in nearly the entire game. Those are unusual snap counts in that Julio and Sanu typically play closer to 75% of the snaps, not 90%-plus. The two combined for 19 targets on a day where Ryan threw 52 passes, and while Julio put together a 7/107/1 line, Sanu managed 6/47/0 and fumbled. With the Falcons largely unwilling to take any shots downfield, the passing game was pretty stifled, as six receivers averaged under 10 yards per grab against the Browns. I’d love to hear Sark weigh in on why that happened, because “the Browns played Cover 2” seems like a lame reason given that…