OCTOBER 21, 2020 • USATODAY.COM
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PFF gives high marks to Deion Jones, A.J. Terrell after Week 6 The Atlanta Falcons defeated the Minnesota Vikings in Week 6 to get their first win of the season. At 1-5, there’s still a long road back to...
Morris uses communication skills to spark Falcons to victory
Interim head coach Raheem Morris sought to make the Atlanta Falcons uncomfortable last week in an attempt to convince players that nobody's job was safe on the underachieving teamOCTOBER 19, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Falcons respond to Quinn firing with 40-23 win vs. Vikings
Julio Jones returned from injury to catch two of Matt Ryan’s four touchdown passes, as the Atlanta Falcons beat the Minnesota Vikings 40-23 for their first victory of the seasonOCTOBER 18, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Deion Jones picks off Kirk Cousins on first play from scrimmage Atlanta Falcons linebacker Deion Jones picks off Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins on the first play from scrimmage.
OCTOBER 18, 2020 • NFL.COM
Busy day against Panthers Jones collected eight total tackles, including five solo tackles during Sunday's 23-16 loss to Carolina.
Impact Atlanta was exposed by the running back position in the passing game once again, surrendering nine catches, 60 yards and a touchdown to Panthers RB Mike Davis on Sunday. This performance came on the heels of allowing five catches, 40 yards and a wide-open receiving TD to Packers back Aaron Jones in a Week 4 loss. Jones is regarded as one of the top coverage linebackers in the league, but of late there have been glaring errors in his area of expertise -- including a TD catch surrendered to Green Bay tight end Robert Tonyan while he was in coverage last Monday night.
OCTOBER 12, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Deion Jones Mic'd Up | Week 4 vs. Green Bay Packers
OCTOBER 7, 2020 • YOUTUBE
Gives up first receiving TD of 2020 Jones collected eight total tackles, including one tackle for loss during Monday's 30-16 loss to the Packers.
Impact Jones has been considered to be one of the NFL's better coverage linebackers of the past four years, but Packers tight end Robert Tonyan got behind him for one of his three touchdowns on Monday night. Despite now being his team's leading tackler in two consecutive contests, the one-time Pro Bowl linebacker has struggled in coverage this season, surrendering an 83.3 percent completion rate and a 121.5 passer rating when targeted.
OCTOBER 7, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Leads team in tackles Monday Jones recored eight tackles (six solo) across 63 defensive snaps in Monday's loss to the Packers.
Impact It was a rather abysmal performance for the Falcons defense as a whole on Monday night, but that's no fault of Jones. The linebacker tied for the Falcons' lead in tackles while playing every defensive snap in the contest. He now has 30 tackles (16 solo) and 0.5 sacks on the year.
OCTOBER 7, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Injuries, losses keep piling up for winless Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are losing games and defensive backs in equally proficient fashionOCTOBER 6, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rodgers, Tonyan lead Packers to 30-16 victory over Falcons
Aaron Rodgers connected with tight end Robert Tonyan on three of his four touchdown passes as the Green Bay Packers remained unbeaten with a 30-16 victory over the winless Atlanta...OCTOBER 6, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Robert Tonyan beats Deion Jones for his second 'MNF' TD Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers completes an 8-yard touchdown pass to tight end Robert Tonyan.
OCTOBER 6, 2020 • NFL.COM
Half a sack against Dallas Jones registered six total tackles, including half a sack during Sunday's 40-39 loss to the Cowboys.
Impact The 25-year-old linebacker made a rare contribution in pass rush, garnering his first sack credit of any kind since Dec. 2 of 2018. Jones and Co. certainly were not effective in containing Dallas tight end Dalton Schultz, however, as the Cowboys pass-catcher racked up nine catches for 88 yards and a touchdown. Jones and the Falcons defense now aim for a bounceback performance in Week 3, taking on a Bears offense that has accounted for 44 points in its first two games of the new campaign.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Cowboys look to build off character-check win over Falcons
Dak Prescott said coach Mike McCarthy’s halftime message was that the outcome mattered less than the character check after an inept first quarter put the Dallas Cowboys way behindSEPTEMBER 21, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Deion Jones postgame press conference
SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 • YOUTUBE
WATCH: Deion Jones forces fumble from Dak Prescott Minutes after Kristian Fulton nabbed his first interception, elsewhere in the NFL, another former LSU star was making plays. Atlanta Falcons...
SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 • 247SPORTS.COM
Paces team in tackles Jones collected a team-high nine tackles, including one tackle for loss during Sunday's 38-25 loss to the Seahawks.
Impact The 2017 Pro Bowler was all over the field Sunday, but he and the rest of the Falcons' linebacking corps struggled in slowing down Seattle tight ends and running backs in the passing game. The two position groups totaled 15 catches and one touchdown Sunday for Seattle, a disappointing result after the Falcons contained tight ends and running backs to less than 10 combined catches per game and 10 total touchdowns in 2019. Jones and the Falcons defense will not be afforded time to lick their wounds, as a matchup against Dallas and the No. 6 scoring offense from 2019 awaits on the Week 2 docket.
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
The evolution of Deion Jones: From ‘bright-eyed kid’ to captain Deion Jones was named a first-time captain for the Atlanta Falcons and former Falcon Sean Weatherspoon talks about his growth as a leader
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 • ATLANTAFALCONS.COM
Leadership role continuing to grow Jones has been named a Falcons team captain for 2020, Jason Butt of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Impact Jones, Grady Jarrett and Ricardo Allen provide a captain at each level of Atlanta's defense, as the unit aims to improve upon a 23rd-place rank in points allowed per game (24.9). The 25-year-old Jones continues to merit consideration as one of the best coverage linebackers in the league, but last year the Falcons became more aggressive in deploying him as a pass-rusher as well. Jones continued to stifle passers and allowed just a 58.5 percent completion rate when targeted last year, while his blitz-per-game rate increased from 0.8 to 2.3 between 2018 and 2019.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Falcons make final cuts to set 53-man roster for opener
The Atlanta Falcons cut former first-round pick Laquon Treadwell and two quarterbacks as they got down to the 53-man roster limit for the regular seasonSEPTEMBER 5, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Deion Jones among top 5 NFL linebackers, according to Pro Football Focus Jones’s rare athleticism has been on display so far in training camp
AUGUST 25, 2020 • ATLANTAFALCONS.COM
5 most important defensive players going into 2020: Deion Jones is #2 The team’s top linebacker is in a position of great importance
AUGUST 20, 2020 • THEFALCOHOLIC.COM
Lindstrom: Falcons' O-line must 'do better' to protect Ryan
Chris Lindstrom is eager to make up for lost time with the Atlanta FalconsAUGUST 15, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Latest: Lions put Allison on the reserve/opt-out list
The Detroit Lions put wide receiver Geronimo Allison on the reserve/opt-out listAUGUST 2, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Deion Jones on Dante Fowler: Love his ‘dog mentality’ on the edge Deion Jones believes Dante Fowler will be a great addition to the Falcons in the upcoming season
JUNE 5, 2020 • ATLANTAFALCONS.COM
Watch: Deion Jones on social justice, the offseason and getting back to work Deion Jones speaks with the media and discusses how the team is preparing for the 2020 NFL season. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/atlant...
JUNE 5, 2020 • YARDBARKER.COM
