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<\/a>Matt Ryan is catching a lot of flack for his 2013 campaign but when consider he\u2019s been without Steven Jackson, Julio Jones and (a healthy) Roddy White for a majority of the season, he\u2019s actually been pretty good. He\u2019s thrown 443 passes this year, just two behind Peyton Manning, and he\u2019s completing 67%. Ryan is still getting the job done, it\u2019s his defense and running game that are killing the Falcons. = Falcons<\/strong><\/p>\nMatt Ryan: 297\/443 for 3,160 yards, 67%, 18TD\/12INT, QBR 89.9<\/span><\/p>\n EJ Manuel: 127\/217 for 1,385 yards, %*%, 8TD\/4INT, QBR 82.1<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Running back:<\/b><\/p>\n Fred Jackson: 141\/591 yards, 4.2YPC, 6TD<\/span><\/p>\n CJ Spiller: 123\/507 yards, 41.ypc, 1TD<\/span><\/p>\n Jacquizz Rodgers: 79\/280 yards, 3.5 ypc, 2TD<\/span><\/p>\n Steven Jackson:\u00a0 74\/255 yards, 3.4 ypc, 1TD<\/span><\/p>\n Wide Receivers\/Tight ends:<\/b><\/p>\n Steve Johnson: 41 471 yards, 3TD<\/span><\/p>\n Marquise Goodwin: 16\/261 yards, 3TD<\/span><\/p>\n Harry Douglas: 60\/833 yards, 2TD<\/span><\/p>\n Tony Gonzalez: 58\/611, 4TD<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Oline:<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Dline\/LBers:<\/b><\/p>\n The Legend: 112 tackles, 2 sacks, 4INT, 1FF, 1FREC<\/span><\/p>\n Kyle Williams:\u00a0 48 tackles, 7 sacks, 1FF, 1FREC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>I am expecting CJ and Fred to go off in this game. I believe both backs will see close to 20 carries, and with this Falcons defense one missed tackle can result in huge gains. Steven Jackson is coming off his best game since he\u2019s been back from his hamstring injury, rushing for 63 and a TD against the Saints last week. His return has basically removed Jacquizz Rodgers from the running gam. But much like many of the backs the Bills have faced (and neutralized) this year, Rodgers is a threat in the passing game with 41 receptions on the year. = Bills<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>Harry Douglas is quietly having a career year, every time he\u2019s been called upon to fill in Atlanta he steps up. He\u2019s not explosive like Julio Jones, but he will go over the middle and he\u2019s sure handed. He\u2019s Ryan\u2019s go-to receiver right now, but a match-up against Gilmore could be scary for Douglas, Gilmore is one of the most physical corners in the game, and\u00a0 Douglas 180lb frame is going to have a hard time against him. At 32 Roddy White seems to have aged 5 years this season, his best game in 2013 boasted 4 catches for 45 yards. With Woods and Johnson back I give this one to the Bills. = Bills<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>\u00a0it comes to pass protection the Falcons are very good. As I mentioned earlier Ryan has the 4th<\/sup> most attempts in the league, he\u2019s been sacked only 24x, that\u2019s the 4th<\/sup> best ratio at 5%. The Falcons run blocking is about equal to Buffalo with one exception, the Power Run formations, they\u2019re worst at what their back does best, ranking 24th<\/sup> to the Bills 10th<\/sup>. = Falcons<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>This is where the wheels start to fall off for the Falcons. The avg. QBR against them is 106.7 (32nd<\/sup>) they have only gotten to the QB 22x (29th), and they allow 4.6 yards per carry (26th<\/sup>). EJ Manuel should have plenty of time to make his reads, and ball control can keep Matt Ryan off the field. Don\u2019t be surprised if you see less hurry-up offense this week. = Bills<\/strong><\/p>\n