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Matt Ryan leads Falcons with 16 rushing yards in Thanksgiving loss

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan completed 35-of-47 passes for 377 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception and rushed 2 times for 16 yards with a lost fumble in a 31-17, Week 12 loss to the New Orleans Saints.

What It Means:

The Saints defense swallowed up the Falcons on the ground, as Ryan led the offense in rushing. He was also sacked 6 times and committed 3 of Atlanta's 5 fumbles. They face the Baltimore Ravens in Week 13.

Ryan scored 21.7 FanDuel points on Thanksgiving, on par with numberFire's Week 12 projection of 22.7 FanDuel points. He's averaging 334.8 passing yards per game on a 71.4 completion percentage with 24 touchdowns and 5 interceptions this season. Ryan also has 97 rushing yards with 2 touchdowns and 3 lost fumbles.

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