{"id":293448,"date":"2023-10-30T02:12:32","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T02:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=293448"},"modified":"2023-10-30T02:12:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T02:12:32","slug":"falcons-qb-taylor-heinicke-replaces-desmond-ridder-to-start-second-half-vs-titans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/nfl\/falcons-qb-taylor-heinicke-replaces-desmond-ridder-to-start-second-half-vs-titans\/","title":{"rendered":"Falcons QB Taylor Heinicke replaces Desmond Ridder to start second half vs. Titans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Desmond Ridderis on the sidelines and Taylor Heinickehas taken over at quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Arthur Smith replaced Ridder with Heinicke to start the second half on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans, trailing, 14-3. Ridder was evaluated for a concussion but was cleared. He began the second half with a ballcap on rather than a helmet, however.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Falcons offense was listless in the opening half, compiling just 89 yards with Ridder having been sacked five times and losing a fumble &#8212; his NFL-leading 12th giveaway. Ridder&#8217;s turnovers have all come over his last seven starts. He was 8 of 12 for 71 yards through the first two quarters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Upon entering the game, Heinicke led the Titans on a field goal drive to cut the score to 14-6.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/falcons-qb-taylor-heinicke-replaces-desmond-ridder-to-start-second-half-vs-titan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Desmond Ridderis on the sidelines and Taylor Heinickehas taken over at quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons.\u00a0 Head coach Arthur Smith replaced Ridder with Heinicke to <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/nfl\/falcons-qb-taylor-heinicke-replaces-desmond-ridder-to-start-second-half-vs-titans\/\" title=\"Falcons QB Taylor Heinicke replaces Desmond Ridder to start second half vs. Titans\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293447,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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