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FLOWERY BRANCH Youth Alex Mack Jersey , Ga. (AP) — Coach Dan Quinn says losing six starters to injured reserve never forced him to lose faith in the Atlanta Falcons, even before three straight wins revived the team's playoff hopes.The Falcons (4-4) have recovered from a 1-4 start despite losing both starting safeties, both first-team offensive guards, running back Devonta Freeman and linebacker Deion Jones.Sunday's 38-14 win at NFC East-leading Washington showed the Falcons, who play at Cleveland this week, are back as a playoff contender. Even after running back Devonta Freeman and right guard Brandon Fusco were the most recent starters to land on IR, Quinn continued to say the Falcons were a team on the rise who had not peaked."All along I've had real belief in what this '18 team can be," Quinn said Monday. "Although it started under some difficult circumstances, I like the way they've supported each other. I like the toughness they've shown and I feel like we're starting to play like we're capable of playing."The Falcons iced the win over the Redskins by holding the ball for 10 minutes in the fourth quarter, when Washington didn't score. Quinn said the "ability to finish" was a highlight of the game.With Ben Garland starting for Fusco and Wes Schweitzer continuing in his fill-in starting role for injured left guard Andy Levitre, the new-look offensive line played one of its best games.The Falcons converted 10 of 13 third-down plays and scored touchdowns on two of three red-zone possessions. Matt Ryan threw for 350 yards with four touchdowns and one interception — only his third of the season and his first since a Week 2 win over Carolina.Ryan said the Falcons have improved since losing four of their first five games."I think halfway through we were a better football team than we were at the start, and we have to keep it trending in that direction," Ryan said after Sunday's game.Ryan has enjoyed a return to his 2016 form, when he was named the NFL MVP. Led by Ryan, the Falcons have scored touchdowns on 17 of their last 21 red-zone possessions since their opening loss at Philadelphia."I think red zone efficiency has been really good for us Youth Calvin Ridley Jersey ," Ryan said. "We didn't do a good job of that in the opener, but since then we've done a pretty good job of that. … When you're scoring touchdowns and taking care of the ball, that's a good recipe for success."Quinn said seeing Julio Jones finally score his first touchdown of the season "was probably the coolest part of the day" in the win over Washington.Jones' teammates rushed down the sideline to celebrate with him following his 35-yard touchdown pass from Ryan."It was a great experience having the team come out there," Jones said.Quinn said Jones "is the most selfless leader probably that any of us have been around.""They were so excited for him because of all the work he does behind the scenes that people don't know about," Quinn said. "… They know what he stands for as a teammate."Atlanta's daunting injury outlook could be improving.The Falcons already have had defensive tackle Grady Jarrett, who had a sack on Sunday, return after missing two games with an ankle injury.Jones is eligible to come off IR when the Falcons play Dallas on Nov. 18, though there has been no word on when he'll be cleared from his foot injury. It's not known if Freeman will be able to return from his groin injury when eligible in December.Placekicker Matt Bryant has missed two games with a hamstring injury. More will be known on Wednesday about his chances to return against the Browns. The Atlanta Falcons had the taste of victory touch their lips for the first time in over a month this past Sunday, with a thrashing of the Arizona Cardinals. After going down 7-0, the Birds strung together a 40-7 run to close out their final home game of the season.The offense was expected to struggle against Arizona’s underrated defense, but they ended up firing on all cylinders (with the exception of Austin Hooper).For the second straight week, the column went a respectable 6/8 in terms of how close the advice was to actual player performance.We’ll try to keep things rolling as fantasy football championship week descends upon us.Matt Ryan - StartOk, last week was my mistake. I doubted Matt Ryan for the first time since Week 1, and he went out there and scored three touchdowns while leading the offense to a tremendous scoring output. I won’t repeat that same mistake again this week.This is a Carolina Panther defense which Ryan gashed for 272 passing yards and four total touchdowns in Week 2. Yes, they did just shut down Drew Brees on Monday night Black De'Vondre Campbell Jersey , but Brees has been well below average in every game of New Orleans’ three game road trip which concluded in Charlotte (averaging 177 passing yards and having a TD/INT ratio of 2/3 over the course of those three games).Even with the great performance on Monday, the Panthers defense still gives up the eighth-most fantasy points per game to opposing QBs. Roll with Matt Ryan on your way to a fantasy title.Tevin Coleman - StartTevin Coleman burned me when I suggested to sit him last weekend — he had 145 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries, and flashed his big play ability with two runs of over 40 yards — and the opportunity is there for him to put up a big performance again this week.While the Panthers do rank in the top 10 in fewest fantasy points allowed against opposing fantasy running backs, they’re the same defense that Coleman gashed for 107 rushing yards on 6.7 yards per carry in Week 2.The biggest reason for my faith in Teco this weekend has to do with backup RB Ito Smith being placed on injured reserve following Sunday’s win. That should open the door for Coleman to get as many touches as he can handle, with Brian Hill and Jeremy Langford being the only other healthy RBs on the roster. The opportunity and confidence are there for Coleman to have a big afternoon.Julio Jones - Start (if he plays)Did you know that Julio Jones is already at over 1500 receiving yards with two games left to play? Did you also know that he’s scored six touchdowns in the past seven games? You know where I’m going with this — start Julio, if he plays.If Julio ends up being ruled out, however, then of course you should sit him.Calvin Ridley - SitRidley has hit the rookie wall and has been putting up poor fantasy numbers all too frequently in recent weeks. He’s only put up a performance of 6.0 fantasy points (in standard scoring) or more in one of his last six games, and twice since Week 4.No matter what the defensive matchup is, it’s difficult to place your trust in Ridley with how poorly he’s performed since that hot three-game stretch at the beginning of the season.Mohamed Sanu - StartI trust Sanu in this one a bit more than Ridley, as he’s a veteran player who has experienced going through the grind of a 16-game schedule. The Panthers defense ranks in the top 10 in most points allowed to opposing fantasy WRs. With Ridley struggling, this is the perfect opportunity for Sanu to claim his spot as the number two receiving option next to Julio this weekend (no I don’t mean long term, I mean just for this game).Austin Hooper - StartHooper put up quite a dud, in the form of 0 catches, this past weekend. He was listed as a sit in last week’s column Youth Matt Ryan Jersey , as the Cardinals were a stingy defense against opposing fantasy TEs coming into the game. Hooper has proven to be more matchup dependent than any other player on the Falcons’ roster.Fortunately for him, the Panthers give up the third-most fantasy points to opposing TEs, so that sets the stage for the Stanford product to have a nice bounce-back game. Moreover, he had 59 yards and a touchdown against Carolina in Week 2, in what was one of his best stat-lines of the season.Matt Bryant - StartAtlanta’s offense is expected to be firing against what could be a downtrodden Panther defense that just had almost all of its playoff hopes evaporate, at the hands of the Saints on Monday night.That’s good news for Matt Bryant, who’s been excellent once again this season (just one missed FG and two missed XPs all year, with a back injury playing a role in more than one of those). The Falcon offense should frequently find itself in field goal range on Sunday.Atlanta Falcons D/ST - StartLast week was the first time I listed the Falcons defense as a start in this column since Week 1, and they went out and had their strongest performance of the season. This week, they face a Panthers offense which won’t have Cam Newton, and which put up only 7 points against New Orleans.The defense should be able to tee off against Taylor Heinicke. They’re a worthy stream.