Last Sunday the Atlanta Falcons put on a clinic against the New Orleans Saints, lighting them up on offense to pull out an impressive 37-34 overtime win at home. The Cincinnati Bengals had an impressive showing as well, with a dominant passing game that will be reason alone to watch today’s Falcons vs Bengals game at 1pm EST / 10am PST.
Atlanta quarterback was the star of last Sunday’s Falcons game and won NFC offensive player of the week honors because of it. Ryan threw a franchise-record 448 yards with three touchdowns on 31-of-43 passing in leading Atlanta to a franchise-record 568 total yards of offense.
It was an encouraging start for the Falcons, who suffered their first losing season last year (4-12) since 2007. Ryan will hope to lead the Atlanta offense to another win in today’s Falcons / Bengals game at Cincinnati’s Paul Brown Stadium.
Standing in his way is Bengals QB Andy Dalton. Dalton last week went 25-for-38 on his way to 301 passing yards and a touchdown against the Baltimore Ravens. More impressive was Dalton finishing the game without an interception. He threw six interceptions during his last two games last year.
Dalton didn’t get a lot of help last week from the ground game, with running back Giovani Bernard held to 48 yards. Today’s Falcons / Bengals game could be a different story. Atlanta allowed the Saints to gain 139 yards on the ground and has allowed teams in 14 straight games to gain 100 yards on the ground.
Today’s Falcons vs Bengals game is live on TV on CBS. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00pm EST / 10:00am PST. You can also watch Falcons vs Bengals live online free streaming week 2 using the CBS Sports website or DirecTV’s website. The latter requires you to have an NFL Sunday Ticket MAX package, which requires a subscription. All subscribers can watch the game online free via the DirecTV live stream if they’re stuck using a smartphone, tablet or PC.
