FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Michael Turner thinks the NFL caught a glimpse of a coming attraction in Atlanta.
It’s just what the Falcons envisioned: Tony Gonzalez, Roddy White, Matt Ryan and Turner playing at an elite level, together, for an entire game.
“I guess everybody’s been waiting a long time for us to click like that in one game,” Turner said Monday. “It felt good. We’ve just got to keep it going.”
Watching film of their 27-24 overtime win at New Orleans, the Falcons saw that Gonzalez is still an elite tight end, that White is among the league’s best wideouts and that Turner looks like the same workhorse who finished second in rushing two years ago.
And with Ryan channeling the efficiency that led to his 2008 offensive rookie of the year award, the Falcons now have proof they can challenge the Saints for NFC South supremacy.
