Falcons vs. Broncos: Score and Twitter Reaction from 2016 Regular Season

October 9, 2016   ·   Tyler Conway   ·   Jump to comments

If Paxton Lynch falls in line with John Elway and Peyton Manning among the greatest Denver Broncos quarterbacks in history, odds are all recaps will skip over his first career start.
Lynch and the Broncos offense were stymied all day Sunday, as the Atlanta Falcons spoiled the rookie's home debut with a 23-16 victory.
Matt Ryan threw for 267 yards and a touchdown, while Devonta Freeman added a score on the ground. Leading the NFL in total yards and points coming into Week 5, Atlanta's offense took a bit of a backseat to a surprisingly solid turn from its defense. 
Lynch went 23-of-35 passing for 223 yards, threw an interception and fumbled twice. Denver's offense had five drives of five or fewer plays. Most of Lynch's production came in a fourth-quarter scramble with the Falcons already up by three scores.
Sports Pickle threw a jab Brock Osweiler's way while discussing Lynch's debut:
The Falcons brought Lynch down for six sacks after recording only four thr...

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