How every NFC South team but the Falcons fared in Week 4 from laiyongcai92's blog

It’s common knowledge in sports that http://www.atlantafalconsteamonline.com/matt-bryant-jersey , if you take care of your own business, you don’t have to worry about anybody else as far as the standings are concerned.While this is entirely true, getting some help along the way is never a bad thing. This column will be completely dedicated to the results of the other three NFC South teams throughout the season, and hopefully we’ll be able to bask in their failures together.Here is how the Falcons’ division opponents fared in Week 4:Chicago Bears 48, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10The Tampa Bay Buccaneers crashed back down to earth after a superb three-week stretch by QB Ryan Fitzpatrick. The Bears got out in front and then kept pulling away, as Tampa Bay was baffled on both offense and defense.Fitzpatrick went just 9/18 and had 126 passing yards, no scores and an interception thrown when he was pulled at halftime. Jameis Winston, who had lost his starting job to Fitzpatrick, threw for 145 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions in the second half. DeSean Jackson had the lone good day on offense for Tampa, totaling 112 receiving yards as a consistent deep threat all afternoon.On the other side of things, Mike Smith’s defense had no answer for Mitchell Trubisky, who exploded for 354 passing yards and six touchdowns. Former Falcon Taylor Gabriel totaled 104 receiving yards and caught two of those touchdowns. Backup RB Tarik Cohen was a weapon in the passing game, going for 121 receiving yards.The Bucs go into their week five bye week following back to back losses. Starting TE O.J. Howard was injured and didn’t return.New Orleans Saints 33, New York Giants 18The Saints didn’t get off the best start in this one, surrendering a touchdown to Sterling Shepard on New York’s first drive of the game. Following that score, however, New Orleans would move the ball up and down the field, but would be held to four field goals in the first half.Alvin Kamara would then take over in the second half. The electric running back out of Tennessee scored three second-half rushing touchdowns, including one from 49 yards out to seal the game late in the fourth quarter. He finished with 181 total yards from scrimmage.Saquon Barkley accounted for a rushing touchdown to go along with 44 rushing yards on just 10 carries. Eli Manning was uninspiring with 255 passing yards and the touchdown strike to Shepard. Odell Beckham Jr. had 60 receiving yards and is still looking for his first TD of the season.NFC South Standings after Week 41. New Orleans Saints (3-1 overall record; 1-1 divisional record) - Next vs. Redskins (MNF)2. Carolina Panthers (2-1 overall record; 0-1 divisional record) - Next vs. Giants3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-2 overall record; 1-0 divisional record) - Next Bye4. Atlanta Falcons (1-3 overall record; 1-1 divisional record) - Next at SteelersAtlanta Falcons fantasy stud and dud from Week 2 The Falcons bounced back in a big way following last Thursday’s disappointment, with a 31-24 victory over the Carolina Panthers in a key divisional matchup. The offense woke up and scored four touchdowns in this one, repeatedly converting on each of their red zone trips.We have a lot of fantastic content analyzing the game here at The Falcoholic, but in this article, we’ll look at things strictly from a fantasy football perspective. Let’s look at Atlanta’s top fantasy performer and biggest fantasy disappointment from Week 2’s victory against the Carolina Panthers.Fantasy Stud/Dud 2018 History:Past Studs: Julio Jones (1)Past Duds: Devonta Freeman (1)Stud - Matt RyanStat Line: 272 passing yards, 2 passing touchdowns Womens Logan Paulsen Jersey , 1 interception, 4 carries, 18 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns: 30.68 standard league/PPR pointsMatt Ryan was a problem for the Panthers in this one; you could even say that he was as dangerous as a White Walker. In my start/sit column this week, I underestimated a couple of Falcons receivers, and didn’t really “hit” on as many players as I had hoped; one thing I did get right, however, was advising Matt Ryan fantasy owners to put him in their lineups this week.Ryan had an incredible bounceback game after getting scrutinized (justifiably so) for the past 10 days. He repeatedly sliced and diced a good Carolina defense up and down the field, utilizing eight different pass catchers. It was a vintage 2016 season performance.What was even more encouraging to see was four red zone touchdowns out of four attempts. Ryan accounted for all of those touchdowns, finding Calvin Ridley and Austin Hooper through the air, and rushing for the other two. A QB sneak from the 1-yard line and a gutsy 8-yard scamper left the Panthers in awe.This is the first game in which Ryan has accounted for three or more touchdowns (both rushing and passing) since that 2016 season. With how well offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian utilized him and his pass catchers, in play action especially, this may be a positive sign of things to come.Dud - Mohamed SanuMohamed Sanu: 2 catches, 19 receiving yards, 1 carry, -4 rushing yards: 1.5 standard league points, 3.5 PPR pointsMohamed Sanu may not have been in most people’s fantasy lineups (he’s owned in just 53.1% of NFL.com fantasy leagues, and started in even fewer), but with how good everyone else was this week, Sanu is the dud almost by default.The Rutgers product was nearly invisible in this one, much like he was in Week 1. The emergence of Calvin Ridley, as well as a productive game from Austin Hooper, left Sanu to settle for little more than scraps on a day when the Birds were on fire when in the red zone.Sanu was held to just two catches in this one, and went for under 20 yards once again. His lone rush came out of a wildcat formation on 3rd-and-short and resulted in a loss with the defense seeing the run coming from a mile away.An added emphasis on getting Ridley involved is great for the Falcons but dangerous for Sanu’s fantasy prospects moving forward. He may no longer be one of Matt Ryan’s go-to targets when Julio Jones is double teamed.