The Falcons rested most of their starters in the first preseason game, and it was fair to assume that they’d do so again when they face the Miami Dolphins tomorrow night. It was apparently the right assumption.
Thanks to D. Orlando Ledbetter at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, we now know that the Falcons will save their starters (by and large) for the preseason finale. Even that seems likely to be little more than a tune-up for the regular season, meaning a handful of series before everyone gets out of dodge and prepares for the Week 1 game against the Eagles.