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Tales from the Bay, our exclusive weekly column on Leeds United's minority shareholders the San Francisco 49ers, as a Gridiron expert writer checks in on the NFL side after they eased past the Carolina Panthers

The play in question was already highly scrutinized this week because of a controversial roughing the passer penalty.

Even though the defensive coordinator stayed quiet, his facial expressions said enough for the room to understand his feelings.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts missed his first NFL game Sunday, and that was torture.

Falcons TE Kyle Pitts was limited at Thursday's practice while LB Mykal Walker was out again.

The Los Angeles Times' NFL writer, Sam Farmer, examines this week's matchups. Lines according to FanDuel Sportsbook (O/U = over/under). Last week's record 10-6 (.625); season 45-34-1 (.570). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 7-8-1 (.467); season 40-38-2…

Falcons TE Kyle Pitts has received the highest amount of off-target passes (32 percent) of anyone in the NFL this season.

“There is no backing down on enforcing rules that are in place to protect the health and safety of players," an NFL source told Schefter.

The #49ers are favored by almost a touchdown vs. Atlanta, but the Falcons could pose some problems in perhaps the 49ers' "easiest" game over the next couple months.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — No one knew what to expect when the Falcons elected to move on from former quarterback Matt Ryan after 14 seasons and six trips to the playoffs.

The #49ers Wednesday practice report is ugly.