NFL power rankings: national media is still confident in the Atlanta Falcons

Today is a bad day to be an Atlanta Falcons fan. We now know the Falcons defense will be without Deion Jones when they take on the Carolina Panthers this weekend. And while Jones might be able to play later in the season Womens Matt Bryant Jersey , he will be on IR until at least week 9. Meanwhile the Falcons just promoted Brian Hill from the practice squad, which doesn’t engender positive thoughts about Devonta Freeman’s status. So given all that, power rankings are probably the last thing you’re worrying about right now. But it’s Tuesday, so let’s break ‘em down!ESPN: 10th (down one spot)USA Today: 6th (down three spots)Sports Illustrated: 8th (same) CBS Sports: 11th (down four spots) NFL.com: 7th (up one spot) There’s one key takeaway here: the national media isn’t as worried about the Falcons as their fans are. These rankings obviously precede the news about Debo’s trip to IR and Hill’s promotion. And if the Falcons can’t get their act together on Sunday, I’d expect them to free fall in next week’s rankings. As always, we take these “rankings” with a grain of salt, inasmuch as this isn’t college football and they don’t actually matter. (In other words Womens att Bosher Jersey , save yourself the time and effort involved in typing out “who cares?!” or “these mean nothing!!”) Discuss!Falcons-Bengals post-game injury report: DT Grady Jarrett banged up in loss The Atlanta Falcons lost another heartbreaker today, falling to the Cincinatti Bengals with only seconds to play ... literally. It’s hard to know where to go from here, but let’s be honest, the defense isn’t the same without Keanu Neal, Deion Jones, and Ricardo Allen. That unit isn’t likely to drastically improve in the immediate future. But alas, there were a couple of injuries in today’s game. Let’s talk about them. Grady Jarrett got banged up in the second half. He apparently injured his ankle and earned a “questionable” designation. Jarrett found himself on a training table and some poor soul took his helmet away. (Imagine being that guy.) After getting taped up http://www.falconsfootballauthentics.com/devonta-freeman-jersey-authentic , he had his helmet back on and looked ready to play, for what that’s worth. But he was noticeably absent during the game’s final minutes. Mohamed Sanu was shaken up during the second half as well. He was having quite the game against his former team, putting up over 100 yards on the day. It didn’t appear to be anything serious, but we’ll keep an eye on it, just in case. Not a bad day from an injury standpoint, right?