FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — For only the 11th time in his 12-year career, Atlanta Falcons left tackle Jake Matthews has received a game status on an injury report.

Matthews was deemed questionable Friday for the Falcons' Week 7 game against the San Francisco 49ers due to an ankle injury. Atlanta has two days to decide whether Matthews will be active. The Falcons-49ers game is slotted for a "Sunday Night Football" show (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC) at Levi's Stadium. Inactives will be announced 90 minutes prior to kickoff.

"We know who he is," Falcons head coach Raheem Morris said. "We know what he doesn't miss."

Games.

Matthews has started a franchise-high 183 consecutive games. He has only ever missed one game since he was drafted by the Falcons with the No. 6 overall pick in 2014, and it was his

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