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No one's going to mistake the first preseason game with the electric, high-stakes atmosphere of Week 1 of the regular season. When you haven't seen an actual Falcons football game since December, however, this will do quite nicely.
The Titans bring rookie quarterback Marcus Mariota, an underrated defense and a young corps of running backs to bear against the Falcons, who will get to test out their new look pass rusher against a mobile passer. Their offense will have to look out for Jurrell Casey on the interior, where the Falcons' offensive line is still unsettled, and we'll get to see just how good the depth is on both sides of the ball.
The Falcons are likely to be down a few players tonight, including running backs Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman. That's an opportunity for the rest of the backs on the roster to shine and prove they deserve a spot on this team, at least, but it would be nice to see the presumptive starters getting some run. We'll have to soldier on.
Game time: Friday, August 14, 7 p.m. EST
Location: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
TV Channel: CW69/NFL Network
Radio: 92.9 The Game (Wes Durham and Dave Archer)
Online Stream: The NFL offers its preseason live program for truly live streaming of games like this. Post-game, NFL Rewind is your source for streams.
Announcers: TBD
Injury Report: TBD
Odds: Falcons are 3 point favorites
Prediction: Falcons win 27-17
Opposition: Music City Miracles
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2015 Atlanta Falcons schedule
Preseason
Week 1: Tennessee Titans, 7 p.m., Friday, August 14
Week 2: @New York Jets, 7:30 p.m., Friday, August 21
Week 3: @Miami Dolphins, 7 p.m., Saturday, August 29
Week 4: Baltimore Ravens, 7 p.m., Thursday, September 3
Season
Week 1: Philadelphia Eagles, 7:10 p.m., Monday, September 14
Week 2: @New York Giants, 1 p.m., Sunday, September 20
Week 3: @Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m., Sunday, September 27
Week 4: Houston Texans, 1 p.m., Sunday, October 4
Week 5 Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., Sunday, October 11
Week 6: @New Orleans Saints, Thursday, October 15
Week 7: @Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., Sunday, October 25
Week 8: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m., Sunday, November 1
Week 9: @San Francisco 49ers, 4:05 p.m., Sunday, November 8
Week 10: BYE WEEK
Week 11: Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., Sunday, November 22
Week 12: Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., Sunday, November 29
Week 13: @Buccaneers, 1 p.m., Sunday, December 6
Week 14: @Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., Sunday, December 13
Week 15: @Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., Sunday, December 20
Week 16: Panthers, 1 p.m., Sunday, December 27
Week 17: Saints, 1 p.m., Sunday, January 3