Today at 1:00 p.m. ET the Atlanta Falcons (1-0), fresh off a rare home upset win over the New Orleans Saints, will hit the road for Cincinnati where the Bengals (1-0) await. Watch the game on CBS or live stream it by clicking this link. Falcons fans can tune in to the radio broadcast on 790 The Zone while Bengals fans may do likewise on WLW 700.
Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan had his difficulties last season when injuries befell most of the skill players around him, but with a healthy arsenal in Week 1 he set a career-high in passing yards with 448 vs. the Saints.
"It's a good start. We've got a long way to go," Ryan said. "That's one thing that I have learned in six years previous to this, is it's a long season. You can't get too high and too low after Week 1.
"It's certainly a good start for us in the (NFC South). It's what we wanted to do ... but we've got to get back to work. We're going against a very good defense against Cincinnati next week."
While Matt Ryan is established among the upper echelon of quarterbacks in the NFL, Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton hasn't quite reached that point yet. His No. 1 wide receiver A.J. Green sees Dalton reaching that level in 2014.
"He's going to be a top five quarterback," Green told the team's official website. "That's how I feel. He's poised." Green's a big part of that, as he showed in Week 1 with a six-catch performance in which he piled up 131 yards and a highlight reel touchdown.
While Green is making plays downfield, the Bengals made diverse use of running back Giovani Bernard in the victory. He rushed for just 48 yards, but caught six passes and totaled 110 yards from scrimmage.
"We try to create space for our players to make plays in," Bengals coach Hue Jackson said. "We need to still get more chunk plays. Obviously we got the biggest chunk at the end of the game which was sensational. When you are spreading people out there's potential for big plays to happen with the kind of athletes that we have here."
Falcons Injury Report
Jacob Matthews
T
Ankle
Did Not Participate In Practice
Out
Sharod White
WR
Knee
Full Participation in Practice
Probable
Bengals Injury Report
| Clint Boling | G | -- | Did Not Participate In Practice | -- |
| Andrew Whitworth | T | -- | Did Not Participate In Practice | -- |
| Tyler Eifert | TE | -- | Out (Definitely Will Not Play) | -- |
| Michael Burkhead | RB | Knee | Did Not Participate In Practice | Doubtful |
| Sean Porter | LB | Hamstring | Did Not Participate In Practice | Doubtful |
| Marvin Jones | WR | Foot | Out (Definitely Will Not Play) | Out |
| Terence Newman | CB | Groin | Did Not Participate In Practice | Probable |
| Gene Atkins | DT | Feet | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Darqueze Dennard | CB | Hip | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Carlos Dunlap | DE | Hamstring | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Adriel Green | WR | Foot | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Margus Hunt | DE | Ribs | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Andre Smith | T | Shoulder | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| James Wright | WR | Concussion | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Mike Pollak | G | Knee | Limited Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Vontaze Burfict | LB | Concussion | Full Participation in Practice | Questionable |
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