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Though the 53-man cut down is still two weeks away, the Falcons still have a lot of work to do before making a decision as to who they'll carry at the wide receiver position.
Falcons rookie quarterback Desmond Ridder impressed his coaching staff in Friday night's preseason opener.
DETROIT (AP) — Rookie quarterback Desmond Ridder threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Jared Bernhardt with 1:30 left to give the Atlanta Falcons a 27-23 win over the Detroit Lions on Friday. The Lions took a 23-20 lead on Riley Patterson's 28-yard field goal with 5:57 to play, then forced Atlanta into a three-and-out.
Ridder saw extensive action in his preseason debut.
Detroit Lions 2022 NFL preseason opener takeaways against Atlanta Falcons at Ford Field.