Falcoholinks: All the Falcons news you need for Monday, Oct. 24

The Falcons went down big against the Bengals and mustered enough fight to make a ballgame in the second half. They fell to 3-4 but remain tied for first place in the dumpster fire of a division that is the NFC South.

Read on for Falcoholinks for your Monday mornin’.

Falcons - Bengals recap

This one was looking like an absolute blowout in the first half, but the Atlanta Falcons channeled some of that never-say-die energy to make an actual game out of this for a bit. In the end, the Falcons had no answer for Joe Burrow and his receiving corps, falling 35-17 to the Bengals in Cincinnati.

The way Atlanta’s secondary has looked of late, we knew the Falcons would struggle against the Bengals’ offense. A rash of in-game injuries in the defensive backfield meant that Joe Burrow & Co. could do what they pleased.

It was a stark reminder that the Falcons are still in the midst of a rebuild — one that may appear ahead of schedule, but a rebuild nonetheless.

Injuries

The loss aside, Atlanta injuries were the story of this game. The Falcons lost multiple defenders, with A.J. Terrell’s first-quarter exit due to a hamstring injury the biggest loss.

Terrell’s exit was the first injury domino to fall, to be followed by injuries to cornerback Mike Ford, and safety Jaylinn Hawkins who left with a head injury.

The Falcoholic Live postgame show

The gang from The Falcoholic Live rarely sleep, and if they do, they’ve got their eyes wide open to monitor the takes. They had some of those takes on this week’s episode of the Falcoholic Live postgame show, which you can view in its entirety right here.