Falcons โactivate Key Defenders for Week 9โข Clash Against Patriots
FOXBOROUGH,Mass. – Theโค atlanta Falcons will have safety jessie Bates III, edge rusher Leonard Floyd, and edgeโข rusher Jalon Walker โavailable for โSunday’s week 9 game against theโฃ New England Patriots. โขAll three players were listed as questionable leading into the weekend due to injury, creating โuncertainty around theirโข availability. Defensive linemanโค Zach Harrison (knee) โฃremains out โฃfor the second consecutive game, as does nickel back Billy Bowman Jr.โ (hamstring) for a fourthโค straight contest.
The activation of Bates, Floyd, and โWalker provides a meaningful โขboost โฃto the Falcons’ defense, particularly after โฃBates left last week’sโ game โขagainst Miami with a โknee injury. Walker will be active for the first timeโค as theโข team’s Week 6 victoryโฃ over Buffalo. Bates proactively utilized hyperbaric chamber therapy throughout the week to aid his recovery, stating,โฃ “I feel pretty good. We’ll โsee how โคthings go in practice. โProvidedโฃ that there’s no setbacks, Iโ think โI’ll be fine.”
Atlanta Falcons Inactives – Week 9 vs. New Englandโข Patriots:
* โZach Harrison (DL)
* โฃ billyโ Bowman Jr. (Nickel)
