The Atlanta Falcons held their starters out of Thursday’s preseason finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers and it was a mismatch from the very first play.
The Steelers jumped out to a 14-0 lead with two touchdown drives to open the game, and they currently hold a 24-0 advantage in the second quarter. The Falcons offense hasn’t done much of anything thus far.
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Here’s how fans are reacting to the game on Twitter.
If Pittsburgh is giving their starters some reps, that’s a bad look for Coach Smith. All I’ll say is you better hope this works out for you Coach lol
— Ev Glaze (@Everett_G07) August 24, 2023
2 guys wearing No. 42 (RB Godwin Igwebuike & LB Frank Gina) team up for the tackle on the punt. Nice
If you're wondering why I'm only tweeting about special teams, it's the only phase of the game where the #Falcons have come close to matching the #Steelers so far tonight.
— Aaron Freeman (@falcfans) August 25, 2023
Ridder has started four games. Mahomes has gotten more preseason snaps. Idk why we aren’t playing starters.
— Austin (@AustinPlanet) August 24, 2023
Putting 11 starters against 11 reserves does not go well, more at 11
— The Falcoholic (@TheFalcoholic) August 24, 2023
Nice coverage in the secondary gives Demone Harris enough time to bring Trubisky down for the sack on third down. Steelers settle for the 38-yard FG. Extend their lead to 17-0 with 1:26 left in the 1Q.
— Tori McElhaney (@tori_mcelhaney) August 25, 2023
I’m praying for falcons fans rn cause these first two quarters are ROUGH
— Football Ellie (@Blonde12thWoman) August 25, 2023
It’s a lot of Steelers fans at this preseason game. May as well be a Home Game for them and the Falcons be the away team 😂
— Kukoč (@NariKukoc5) August 25, 2023
Lol. Our second and third units don’t wanna give us any points at all tonight?? #Falcons
— Yuriy Andriyashchuk🇺🇦 (@YuriyATL) August 25, 2023
Center Ryan Neuzil and right guard Kyle Hinton are now out of the game for the Falcons — the rest of the No. 2 offensive line is in, which probably gives a good indication on what Atlanta believes it has in both of those players as reserves.
— Michael Rothstein (@mikerothstein) August 25, 2023
I think the Falcons very, very badly wanted Miles or Mayfield to step up and seize the swing tackle role. Based on the summer's results, they're keeping one for a few days to a week after cuts and replacing them.
Just doesn't feel tenable and they have to know that
— The Falcoholic (@TheFalcoholic) August 25, 2023
The Falcons are down 24-0 right now and if this was a regular season game, I'd be livid. But it's preseason. And it was starters vs. backups. I don't feel bad at all. lol.
— 𝑺𝒄𝒐𝒕𝒕 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒌 🏈🏳️🌈🇺🇦🇬🇪 (@CarasikS) August 25, 2023
Falcons broadcasters put on huge Falcons hats and starting crushing nachos. Then their mics went dead. I can only assume they’re still crushing nachos as the game slogs on.
— Neal Coolong (@NealCoolong) August 25, 2023
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