ESPN.com · Dec 23, 2018
Matt Ryan, Falcons' receivers still have an explosive future
CHARLOTTE -- Fans were making their way back to their seats, and media members their way through the hot dog line, when Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan hit streaking wide receiver Calvin Ridley for a 75-yard touchdown.
The Falcons' first play of the second half against the Carolina Panthers -- a play that took all of nine seconds -- emphasized how quickly the Falcons' offense can strike when hitting on all cylinders. Sure, it helped that the Panthers blew the coverage, but Ryan made the right throw, and Ridley finished with the catch-and-run score in a game the Falcons won 24-10 on Sunday.
If only it could have been that easy throughout the entire 2018 season.
