FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- With a win on Monday night against the Buccaneers, the Falcons kept pace in the NFC South race and now need just one victory in their final two games to clinch a spot in the postseason. It wasn't pretty at times, but the win is no less important at this point in the season.
As always, let's dive into some of the best tweets from the Falcons' victory.
Pregame
Almost time to battle. #InBrotherhood pic.twitter.com/DDdrd1q84Z
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) December 18, 2017
Who Is Ready For Monday Night Football? Can't Wait To Watch The @AtlantaFalcons Rise Up Against The Buccaneers! Wooooo!
— Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) December 18, 2017
#InBrotherhood we rise#InBrotherhood we fight#InBrotherhood we trust
— 🏌🏽 (@SELFMADE_DaMOB) December 19, 2017
Let’s handle business tonight @AtlantaFalcons 💪🏽
Obviously Julio Jones has had plenty of success against the Bucs in his career, but I expect Tampa Bay to try and stop him at all costs tonight. Therefore, my key players for the #Falcons offense are Mohamed Sanu and Devonta Freeman. #ATLvsTB
— William McFadden (@willmcfadden) December 19, 2017
Them Falcons gonna hunt tonight! @GradyJarrett @VicBeasley3 @Came_Along_Way @PoeMans_dream @Brooksreed50 @Takk @AJaClay @debo @Keanu_Neal @DesmondTrufant @rockorocky #RiseUp #Falcons #DrRush
— Pass Rush Specialist (@chucksmithnfl) December 18, 2017
It looks like Falcons fans took over Tampa Bay!!!! #RiseUp
— Fady Falcon (@Fadytweettweet) December 19, 2017
#InBrotherhood #RiseUp!!! Let’s go!!!!! Cooper is repping his @BenGarland63 jersey today!!! pic.twitter.com/ukgaLNfNiF
— Katie Dean (@KatieDean6710) December 19, 2017
The Bucs have won the toss and will defer.
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) December 19, 2017
We will receive to begin the game. #ATLvsTB
First quarter (Falcons 7, Buccaneers 0)
The Bucs try to go deep and @rockorocky breaks it up.
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) December 19, 2017
Both teams go 3 & out to begin the game. #ATLvsTB pic.twitter.com/sKIy1rpK92
The 27-yard pickup by Justin Hardy ties the longest reception of his career #ATLvsTB
— Matt Haley (@FalconsMHaley) December 19, 2017
Justin Hardy off to a great start on his 26th birthday.
— Aaron Freeman (@falcfans) December 19, 2017
#Falcons Justin Hardy has been so open it makes me legit think the Bucs are covering Julio with 10 guys
— DW the Drinker (@FalcoholicDW) December 19, 2017
Bucs logic: "If we leave Julio Jones wide open, maybe they won't see him" pic.twitter.com/JURjWaIUw2
— SB Nation GIF (@SBNationGIF) December 19, 2017
Jezussss pic.twitter.com/ZCGZt6lhTa
— Ted Nguyen (@FB_FilmAnalysis) December 19, 2017
Julio Jones, scourge of the seven seas
— The Falcoholic (@TheFalcoholic) December 19, 2017
That's a BIRTHDAY TD for @FreakMagic2! 🎈🎂🎉 pic.twitter.com/VeQ1ckEiJ7
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) December 19, 2017
Having a trips look on one side of the formation with a single receiver on the other side is a great way to identify a defense's coverage and potentially force a one-on-one matchup. #Falcons continue to show great faith in Hardy, and he once again comes through. #ATLvsTB
— William McFadden (@willmcfadden) December 19, 2017
First quarter (Falcons 7, Buccaneers 7)
Another blown call by the @NFL. Your refs are pathetic!#ATLvsTB. pic.twitter.com/pELoyvYB92
— ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) (@SplitzMcGee) December 19, 2017
@Ricardo37Allen just got robbed! That hit was perfectly timed!
— Joshua Hill (@ormerica) December 19, 2017
Yo @Ricardo37Allen that hit was totally legal, nice play bro!
— Crystl Ballr (@Crystl_Ballr) December 19, 2017
Touchdown Bucs. 30 yard OJ Howard reception.
— Mike Conti (@MikeConti929) December 19, 2017
Drive kept alive with a controversial head shot call on Ricardo Allen on a 3rd Down.
🍊 with 6!
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) December 19, 2017
Go #Bucs! pic.twitter.com/vdsdF2TEca
#Falcons safety Keanu Neal slipped. #Bucs get big play out of rookie TE O.J. Howard.
— D. Orlando Ledbetter (@DOrlandoAJC) December 19, 2017
Second quarter (Falcons 14, Buccaneers 7)
15 yard run by Devonta Freeman
— Mike Conti (@MikeConti929) December 19, 2017
👀👀👀👀Devonta Freeman just being disrespectful! Love it!
— Weñdy Adams (@wendyradio) December 19, 2017
Devonta Freeman has 42 receiving yards in the first quarter - the most he's had in an entire game all season. #Falcons #ATLvsTB
— Curtis Jackson III (@falconsfiddy) December 19, 2017
That's why you keep your head on a swivel...
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) December 19, 2017
Levine Toilolo gets the TD! pic.twitter.com/RjZQLLiIuT
Devonta Freeman has never scored a touchdown against the Bucs, the only division team he's yet to score against. That remains the case after he fumbled the ball while diving into the end zone. #ATLvsTB
— William McFadden (@willmcfadden) December 19, 2017
Second quarter (Falcons 17, Buccaneers 7)
That's a 32-yard gain for Charles Sims, and you can tack on 15 yards for a late hit on Falcons. Bucs now at the Atlanta 41.
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) December 19, 2017
Great run & catch by Charles sims! Awesome effort! & gets the late hit penalty call on the falcons, huge gain. Looks like it may all be negated though, sims may have been down..#bucs
— Adam Dunn (@FootballAD_) December 19, 2017
🤔🤔🤔 pic.twitter.com/64BJ8gHD7i
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) December 19, 2017
Ricardo Allen with the hit out of bounds on Charles Sims -- they're still going to get Allen for unnecessary roughness even though the runner was down by contact at the 11-yard line. #ATLvsTB
— Matthew Tabeek (@MatthewTabeek) December 19, 2017
Who else? @Keanu_Neal with the forced fumble!#InBrotherhood pic.twitter.com/qWbG3V2CSR
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) December 19, 2017
Keanu Neal with his third forced fumble of the season - eighth of his career, which is the most forced fumbles by a defensive back in his first two seasons in the NFL. #Falcons #ATLvsTB
— Curtis Jackson III (@falconsfiddy) December 19, 2017
You draft a safety in the first round for destructive hits like that. Keanu Neal did us well.
— Preseasonoholic Matt (@FalcoholicMatt) December 19, 2017
That was huge!! @Keanu_Neal is a #thumper hit you in the face!! Don’t need to say nothing!! pic.twitter.com/QtbojW7fNh
— Brian Finneran (@BFinn86) December 19, 2017
Julio Jones out here doing standard Julio Jones things
— The Falcoholic (@TheFalcoholic) December 19, 2017
Julio Jones will make defensive players quit football
— Weñdy Adams (@wendyradio) December 19, 2017
Devonta Freeman is running ANGRY 😳 pic.twitter.com/TXb5WHRdeW
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) December 19, 2017
#EatFree pic.twitter.com/FTiGdKKHUD
— MercedesBenzStadium (@MBStadium) December 19, 2017
Big boy run on em @devontafreeman 💪🏾😤
— Todd Gurley II (@TG3II) December 19, 2017
Devonta Freeman TRUCKED T.J. Ward 😳 https://t.co/eHowsQwhhG pic.twitter.com/TFyUrSL4HX
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) December 19, 2017
NFL refs would rather eat the yellow flag than give Julio Jones a PI call. #ATLvsTB
— Austin (@AustinLatest) December 19, 2017
Thanks TB for mugging Jones before he could catch. #pi #refs #mugging #juliojones #nfl pic.twitter.com/evaKNDIEGz
— Gabe (@TRACKGABE) December 19, 2017
57 YARDS OUT!#MoneyMatt💰 hits it!
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) December 19, 2017
ATL 17 | TB 7 pic.twitter.com/pLmziGlt9M
Matt Bryant continues to be exceptional for the #Falcons. Dude's going to be kicking 57-yard field goals when he's 57 years old. #ATLvsTB
— William McFadden (@willmcfadden) December 19, 2017
Just this week, Dan Quinn said the #Falcons were really missing some of the sack-fumbles that the defense created last season. Rookie Takk McKinley provided one right there to pick up his sixth sack of the year and end the first half. #ATLvsTB
— William McFadden (@willmcfadden) December 19, 2017
I'm pretty sure @Takk was eating a 'W' there during his sack celebration. #ATLvsTB
— Matthew Tabeek (@MatthewTabeek) December 19, 2017
Sixth sack of the season for Takk McKinley, which ties him for second on the franchise's rookie sack record. #Falcons #ATLvsTB
— Curtis Jackson III (@falconsfiddy) December 19, 2017
Third quarter (Falcons 17, Buccaneers 14)
Late night meeting at the QB! pic.twitter.com/Zhf9U1fHNf
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) December 19, 2017
We like those kind of meetings! https://t.co/Ti8UFhjy25
— Adrian Clayborn (@AJaClay) December 19, 2017
DeSean Jackson is doubtful to return with an ankle injury. Bucs now down 2 of their best offensive weapons. #ATLvsTB
— Kelsey Conway (@FalconsKelsey) December 19, 2017
MIKE. EVANS.
— NFL (@NFL) December 19, 2017
Unbelievable catch! #ATLvsTB #Bucs pic.twitter.com/UP70AsiUrr
Sideline view of @MikeEvans13_'s unreal jump ball TD! #Bucs pic.twitter.com/n2dsBGxgVO
— NFL (@NFL) December 19, 2017
Fourth quarter (Falcons 24, Buccaneers 14)
Matt Ryan out here scrambling like a bear with its head stuck in a cooler
— The Falcoholic (@TheFalcoholic) December 19, 2017
Matt Ryan is up to 29 yards rushing, the second highest single-game total of his career.
— Mike Conti (@MikeConti929) December 19, 2017
🚨 TRUCK STICK ALERT 🚨 pic.twitter.com/yVY9g2WFzO
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) December 19, 2017
Matt Ryan with the juke on the scramble 🤯 @atlantafalcons @M_Ryan02 #MondayNightFootball #RiseUp #InBrotherhood pic.twitter.com/ofHeW0fevl
— E. Twiss (@E_Twiss) December 19, 2017
you get juked by matt ryan you gotta retire, sorry. i don't make the rules.
— charles mcdonald (lakers 0-0) (@FourVerts) December 19, 2017
Matt Ryan running through the Bucs Defense like
— Cameron Grant (@coolcam101) December 19, 2017
#ATLvsTB #Falcons #Bucs pic.twitter.com/wzOEF6bETu
The defense holds strong to force a punt from the Bucs.
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) December 19, 2017
We will start from our 12. pic.twitter.com/9ZFxrEIObD
Two hard runs by Terron Ward... I dig it!
— Weñdy Adams (@wendyradio) December 19, 2017
Really nice job Terron Ward.
— Mike Conti (@MikeConti929) December 19, 2017
Matt Ryan not playing lmaooo pic.twitter.com/CAJjWmDQ32
— Football Is Life (@FootbaIl_Tweets) December 19, 2017
(sneaky mad at @M_Ryan02 for getting an f-bomb on espn before me)
— Katie Nolan (@katienolan) December 19, 2017
Matt Ryan drops F bomb on live TV.
— Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly) December 19, 2017
"This man can communicate." - Jon Gruden
WATCH YOUR ANKLES! pic.twitter.com/riqgRMQTDf
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) December 19, 2017
.@devontafreeman crossed him 😳 pic.twitter.com/Pu3GkTgAnP
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) December 19, 2017
Another ankle broken courtesy of Devonta Freeman. He’s a bad, bad man.
— Matt Karoly (@mattkaroly) December 19, 2017
Devonta Freeman has 183 scrimmage yards
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 19, 2017
Last time Devonta Freeman played on Monday Night Football he had 207 scrimmage yards against the Saints in Week 3 of 2016.
Two things Devonta Freeman had never done against the Bucs:
— William McFadden (@willmcfadden) December 19, 2017
1. Gain 100 yards on the ground
2. Score a touchdown.
He's done both tonight. #ATLvsTB
With that touchdown, Freeman has tied William Andrews and Warrick Dunn for fifth in team history with 30 rushing touchdowns #ATLvsTB
— Matt Haley (@FalconsMHaley) December 19, 2017
Under the tutelage of Matt Ryan's cuss words, the Falcons find the end zone
— Paul Manifresh (@JasonKirkSBN) December 19, 2017
Fourth quarter (Falcons 24, Buccaneers 21)
Jameis Winston is the reason why this game is so close. The dude is a fucking baller and you can't take that away from him. #Bucs
— Louis Ptack (@louisptack) December 19, 2017
Jameis Winston directing his WRs and tosses a perfect TD!#Bucs within three. #ATLvsTB pic.twitter.com/sHFOykyz0f
— NFL (@NFL) December 19, 2017
Jameis Winston tonight: 24 of 30, 264 yards, 3 TDs, zero INTs, 136.7 passer rating. I hope he gets one more shot at winning this game.
— Scott Smith (@ScottSBucs) December 19, 2017
Tampa gets the ball at their 29. One minute left.
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) December 19, 2017
Let's get a stop, boys.
Patrick Murray attempting a 54 yard field goal to force overtime.
— Mike Conti (@MikeConti929) December 19, 2017
Patrick Murray misses from 54 yards and Bucs lose 24-21 to Falcons.
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) December 19, 2017
THE KICK IS NO GOOD!
— SNF on NBC (@SNFonNBC) December 19, 2017
The @AtlantaFalcons pick up a 24-21 road win over the Bucs & move to 9-5. #ATLvsTB #InBrotherhood pic.twitter.com/nE2nKt2Ure
Matt Bryant hits from 57, Patrick Murray misses from 54. That’s the difference.
— D.J. Davis (@dmac21bucs) December 19, 2017
Postgame (Falcons win 24-21)
The reaction: pic.twitter.com/e7h9wYCh0q
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) December 19, 2017
“That’s a W...let’s eat one” 😂😂 #riseup pic.twitter.com/zTYXZYAwvv
— Takkarist McKinley (@Takk) December 19, 2017
Great Team Win!!! #InBrotherhood
— Justin Hardy (@FreakMagic2) December 19, 2017
Team win!!! Love the guys I’m surrounded by! #Brotherhood
— Keanu Neal (@Keanu_Neal) December 19, 2017
"Devonta is a special player. He really is" - #MattyIce❄️ spitting facts. pic.twitter.com/DoyCo6qqX0
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) December 19, 2017
Wow. It wasn't pretty, but the #Falcons got a win they had to have. They now hold what is essentially a two-game lead in the wild-card race with two games remaining.
— William McFadden (@willmcfadden) December 19, 2017
Last night, @devontafreeman joined the illustrious company of Emmitt Smith and Jerry Rice. That and more from @EliasSports: https://t.co/AkkcHh8EBA pic.twitter.com/gA1nJVNn5w
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 19, 2017
