ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Falcons didn’t want to give Justin Fields the chance to make them another part of his second-season sizzle reel.
They knew Fields wanted to run. Entering Sunday, no quarterback had more carries or more rushing yards. Fields plays in a run-first Chicago Bears offense -- one somewhat similar to what the Falcons run -- but they knew how much of a difference he made and how much of it was when teams treated him like a pocket passer instead of a dual-threat QB.
Knowing this, the Falcons had one thing in mind.