No matter who Atlanta Falcons coach Arthur Smith turned to on Thursday, his quarterbacks kept throwing to the New England Patriots.
Matt Ryan had a brutal night and was mercifully allowed to watch the finish after throwing a pair of picks in the fourth quarter of the 25-0 loss.
Devin McCourty with the over-the-top INT! @McCourtyTwins
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They call him @MR_INT.
J.C. Jackson's 6th pick of the season! #ForeverNE
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Josh Rosen replaced the veteran from Boston College and was inept, finding Kyle Van Noy, who turned the interception into a pick-six.
Kyle Van Noy seals it. #ForeverNE @KVN_03
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Feleipe Franks came into the game and threw his first NFL pass to New England’s Adrian Phillips. The rookie won’t want to remember his first pro pass or this game. Neither will his other quarterbacks.
Remarkably, all four interceptions came in the fourth quarter.
Guys … the lunar eclipse that happens Thu/Fri will last
3 hours
28 minutesOh yes #Falcons fans you recognize those numbers.
And the Patriots are in town.
Eclipse. Patriots. 3. 28.
It’s happening guys.
— Falconihilist DW (@FalcoholicDW) November 18, 2021
The last time 3 QBs threw an INT in same game before Matt Ryan, Josh Rosen and Feleipe Franks did it for Falcons tonight was 11/12/2000 when Jim Harbaugh, Ryan Leaf and Moses Moreno did it for Chargers in 17-7 loss to Dolphins (Texans did it in 2009 w/ 2 QBs and RB) https://t.co/RKfFN2alGu
— Josh Dubow (@JoshDubowAP) November 19, 2021