The Atlanta Falcons looked pretty good on both sides of the football last night in a very impressive win.  Matt Ryan got the start and he looked really good completing 15 of 21 passes for 102 yards with a 1-yard TD pass to fellow rookie Harry Douglas.  Chris Redman finished up the game in the 2nd half and he also played well completing 9 of 11 passes for 83 yards.  Jerious Norwood led the way for the Falcons’ last night as he rushed for 53 yards on only 4 carries (13.3 ypc) against the Titans.  Jason Snelling was also pretty impressive with 46 yards rushing on 9 carries (5.1 ypc).  Rookie Thomas Brown pitched in with 29 yards rushing on 7 carries (4.1 ypc) including a 9-yard TD run.  WR Brian Finneran led the Falcons’ with 5 catches for 53 yards (10.6 avg) last night.  Michael Jenkins pitched in with 5 grabs for 44 yards (8.8 avg) last night.  Rookie WR Henry Douglas was also solid last night with 19 yards receiving on 4 catches (4.8 avg) including a TD grab from Matt Ryan.  The Falcons finished up with 145 yards rushing on 30 carries (4.8 ypc) and they also completed 24 of 32 passes for 175 yards.  The Falcons had possession of the football for 36:06 last night and that’s the way to win a lot of football games.

The defense was outstanding last night for the Falcons and it was led by rookie linebacker Curtis Lofton (6 tackles) and safety Lawyer Milloy (5 tackles).  The Falcons held the Titans to only 75 yards rushing on 22 carries (3.4 ypc) and they also completed 13 of 32 passes for 140 yards.  This is a nice win and the Falcons’ will hopefully build on it with the regular season only two weeks away.