The Atlanta Falcons may be without top cornerback A.J. Terrell for an undetermined number of games due to a hamstring injury. In the meantime, the team will have to lean on its improved pass rush to make up the difference and prove that this improved defense is anything but a mirage.

Falcons rookie James Pearce Jr. was not given an injury designation after getting in a full day of practice on Friday. Pearce (groin) has racked up eight quarterback pressures over his first two games, and will look to add to that total in Week 3.

The Atlanta Falcons and Minnesota Vikings have been connected the last two years by their quarterbacks, and it continued on Tuesday.

Deablo is the team's highest-graded player this season, with a Pro Football Focus grade of 87.1. Watts has Atlanta's second-highest-grade (78.8) after the first two weeks. Let's check out the Falcons' 10 highest-graded players on the roster entering NFL Week 3.

The Atlanta Falcons will attempt to continue their winning ways in a Week 3 matchup against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. But they will do so without former Pro Bowl kicker Younghoe Koo, who is no longer in the team’s long-term plans after a rough start to the 2025 season.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- The Atlanta Falcons will be without top cornerback A.J. Terrell for their game against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. Terrell came out of the Falcons' game last Sunday night against the Minnesota Vikings in the second quarter with a hamstring injury. He did not return.

AJ Terrell is out for the Falcons in Week 3 with a hamstring injury, but Raheem Morris doesn't expect him to be sidelined for long.

The Falcons face a major hurdle in trading QB Kirk Cousins, with Michael Penix Jr.’s injury history making the move risky.