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The Atlanta Falcons are removing quarterback Desmond Ridder from the starting job for the second time this season following his continued turnover woes in the team's latest loss. Taylor Heinicke was listed as the starter in the updated depth chart released by the team on Tuesday for this week's game against the Indianapolis Colts. Ridder threw an interception in the red zone to set up Carolina's game-winning scoring drive in the Panthers' 9-7 win on Sunday.

The Falcons' surprising loss to the Panthers leaves New Orleans tied with Tampa Bay for first place. Here's the current NFC South standings

Eddy Piñeiro was the only player to score for Panthers in the 9-7 victory.

In an unusual sight, a Saudi Arabian prince once bought a individual airplane seats for each of his 80 falcons.

The Atlanta Falcons are teetering on the brink after one of the worst losses in franchise history, an inexplicable setback that raised questions about the fates of coach Arthur Smith and quarterback Desmond Ridder. As his third season winds down with the playoffs looking increasingly out of reach, Smith is under intense heat from a disgruntled fan base that is clamoring for a change. Then there’s Ridder, the second-year signal-caller entrusted by Smith to lead the Falcons back to the po...

There may not be anyone more knowledgeable in women's college basketball at how to break down No. 1 South Carolina than Bowling Green's first-year coach Fred Chmiel. Spending the past eight seasons on the staff of Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley can have its advantages. Not that Chmiel believes that makes things any easier on his Falcons, who face the Gamecocks on Tuesday night.

And it's why he had Bryce Young take a knee on three straight snaps before sending Pineiro on the field to win the game on a slick, rain-soaked field with :01 showing on the clock. Pineiro rewarded his coach by calmly kicking a 23-yard field goal as time expired as the Panthers defeated Atlanta 9-7 amid a steady downpour Sunday, dealing the Falcons' playoff hopes a huge blow. We have a lot of confidence in our kicker," Tabor said.

The Atlanta Falcons placed defensive lineman Kentavius Street on injured reserve and ruled out defensive tackle David Onyemata for the game Sunday against the Carolina Panthers. The Falcons also activated defensive lineman LaCale London from the injured list and added kicker Younghoe Koo to the injury report with an illness, listing him as questionable for the game.

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In a rather unusual story, a Saudi prince once took things to the next level and purchased individual airplane seats for each of his 80 falcons, a photo of which has resurfaced on social media.