
The Atlanta Falcons are the only team in the NFC South that will begin the 2023 season with the same quarterback they ended the 2022 campaign with.
Desmond Ridder, the former third-round pick out of Cincinnati, showed enough during his rookie season to convince Falcons head coach Arthur Smith to buy in. Atlanta did sign veteran quarterback Taylor Heinicke over the offseason, but the team has made it clear that Ridder is the guy going into 2023.