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WATCH: Cordarrelle Patterson Puts Falcons Up on Lions

It's his 11th touchdown of the season.
Jeremy Brener|
WATCH: Cordarrelle Patterson Puts Falcons Up on Lions
WATCH: Cordarrelle Patterson Puts Falcons Up on Lions

After being snubbed by a Pro Bowl selection earlier in the week, Atlanta Falcons running back Cordarrelle Patterson is looking to prove his haters wrong.

Early in the second quarter Sunday against the Detroit Lions, Patterson found the end zone for the 11th time this season on a 5-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-inches.

The touchdown capped off a nine-play, 54-yard drive as the Falcons took the lead with just under 11 minutes in the second quarter.

It was a very balanced drive with seven players gaining yards.

Considering the team's inability to score in the red zone last week, it's refreshing to see that the team is learning from its mistakes.

For Patterson, he's started off slow today with just four carries for 11 yards, but that isn't reflective of the impact he's had on the Falcons offense this season.

As a unit, the offense has scored 27 touchdowns this season, and Patterson has accounted for 11 of them. 

While the Falcons have bleak odds of making it to the playoffs, if they want to realize those playoff chances, Patterson will be important to the team's success.

Despite sitting at 6-8, one game back of the seventh seed, the Falcons must find a way to surpass the Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Washington Football Team and Philadelphia Eagles. The Falcons have no more room for error. They have to win out, beating the Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills and Saints to have a chance at the postseason.

The Falcons lead 7-3 over the Detroit Lions in the middle of the second quarter.

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JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.

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