The Atlanta Falcons ended their dreadful five-game losing streak on Sunday afternoon with a road win over the rival New Orleans Saints by a score of 24-10. While it won't do much to get Atlanta back into any sort of playoff talk in the NFC postseason picture, it provided a brief feel-good moment for a fanbase that has been in agony of late.

Unfortunately, the good vibes did not last for long, as the team got a devastating injury update on one of its key rookies on Monday.

“Falcons corner Billy Bowman Jr. suffered a torn Achilles last week in practice, per sources. HC Raheem Morris said Friday the injury was ‘not good’ and the team placed him on IR. The fourth-round rookie had made an immediate impact,” reported Jeremy Fowler of ESPN on X, formerly Twitter. Article Continues Below

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