Graham takes blame for Falcons late collapse in 20-17 loss

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ATLANTA (AP) If TaQuon Graham could do it all over again, he wouldve just fallen out of bounds.Instead, the 6-foot-4, 320-pound defensive tackle had to wonder what might have been if he hadnt lost his first career fumble return that set up Cameron Dickers 37-yard field goal and sent the Atlanta Falcons to to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.It appeared Graham initially had saved the day for Atlanta (4-5) with the game tied 17-all in the final minute and the Chargers driving. Linebacker Rashaan Evans poked the ball away from running back Austin Ekeler at the Falcons 20-yard line, and Graham quickly picked it up.The second-year player rambled up the right sideline Devan Dubnyk Kids Jersey for 19 yards, only to drop the ball as he was going for more. Los Angeles guard Matt Feiler fell on the ball at the Atlanta 43, and all of Grahams hard work went for naught.We pick up all loose balls, so I picked it up and ran with it, Graham said. I kept it in my right arm going down the sideline, and it just slipped out. Its just one of those football plays I didnt make."The game ended at the final buzzer as the Falcons, who began the day alone in first place in the NFC South, mi sed a chance to move above .500 for the first time since the end of 2017. Atlanta was coming off an overtime victory against Carolina and now must get itself together in time for a rematch with the Panthers on Thursday."You put in a lot of Jason Pominville Men Jersey work all week, you have so much confidence going into it and you just have to give them credit," left tackle Jake Matthews said. They just made more plays than we did at the end. Theres stuff we can fix. Our future is still bright. Well clean it up and go from there.The Falcons got off to a hot start, jumping ahead 10-0 as they averaged 6.9 yards per play in the first quarter. After the Chargers went up 14-10 in the second, Atlanta took a 17-14 lead in the third when Cordarrelle Patterson ran over linebacker Drue Tranquill at the goal line on a 3-yard run, his second score of the game.Patterson had mi sed the last four games recovering from knee surgery, and his return sparked a rushing attack that finished with 201 yards rushing on 5.7 per carry. He also had a 38-yard TD run nullified by a tripping penalty on right tackle Kaleb McGary early in the third.Rookie receiver Drake London was the next man up to make a big mistake for Atlanta, catching a short pa s at the LA 6 that was stripped away by linebacker Khalil Mack, who ran the ball back 44 yards.Second-year safety Richie Grant bailed London out, though, with an interception of Justin Herbert at the Falcons 37 to set up Pattersons second score.Atlanta mi sed a chance to push the lead to 20-14 in the Joel Eriksson Ek Jersey opening minutes of the fourth when Younghoe Koos 50-yard field-goal attempt hit the right upright.Graham blamed himself for what unfolded at the end of the game.My teammates tell me its OK, but Im probably the hardest on myself, so I shouldve held on to the ball, he said. Probably shouldve fell on it. Probably shouldve gotten out of bounds. All of the above, so now I have to move on from here.___AP NFL: and in this topic
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