FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Last December offered a glimpse of the type of threat the Atlanta Falcons acquired in tight end Hayden Hurst.
It was Week 14 of the regular season with Baltimore visiting Buffalo. Hurst, then a member of the Ravens, lined up in a bunch formation to the right with receiver Marquise Brown and fellow tight end Nick Boyle. The Bills stacked the box anticipating a Lamar Jackson handoff to Mark Ingram, but Jackson faked, dropped back, then threw a pass to a wide-open Hurst running a flag route.