Matt Ryan Says Falcons Face No Added Pressure Against the Saints
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) – Quarterback Matt Ryan says he and the Atlanta Falcons face no added pressure with everything on the line this week.
In the first season of a six-year, $103.75 million contract, Ryan was hoping to steer Atlanta back to respectability, but that has not been the case.
The Falcons (5-9) have lost three of five heading into Sunday’s game at New Orleans (6-8). They are third in the weak NFC South, but can win the division for the third time in five years if they beat the Saints and close the regular season with a victory over Carolina.
Ryan, though, insists that he’s not preparing for the biggest regular-season game of his career. He says "everybody on the outside starts putting extra weight on it," but that’s not his mindset.
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