Atlanta QB Desmond Ridder had more catches than WR1 Drake London on Sunday. The Falcons still won by 14, so should fans be upset?
, who accounted for 34 touches in Atlanta's 48 offensive plays. Ridder attempted just five passes to wide receivers, and the only long completion was a 34-yard throw to Pitts with five minutes left. Since 1950, there has been only one game where a quarterback completed that high a percentage of that many passes for fewer yards, and that was a 2007 Peyton Manning already-clinched season finale where he left early in the second quarter.
Olave, picked three spots later in the same draft, had 10 targets in the Saints' win Sunday, catching eight balls for 110 yards. Wilson, picked two spots after London, had five catches for 34 yards Monday night, including a touchdown to tie the game in the fourth quarter on the way to an overtime win.
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