FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — John Abraham is back in the sacks race.
One year after his decline in sacks had him concerned he might have lost a step, Abraham is fourth in the NFL with eight sacks and is a big reason the Atlanta Falcons have the NFC’s best record.
Abraham had two sacks in the Falcons’ 26-21 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night, leaving Atlanta (7-2) in first place in the NFC South with the conference’s best record.
Abraham’s renewed pass-rush presence has helped the Falcons tie for the league lead with 18 interceptions.
He set a career high with 1612 sacks two years ago before falling off to 512 last season. He made an offseason commitment to a strong comeback after his review of game film reassured him he had not lost a step.
