HEAD COACH TODD BOWLES

(On being back in control of their own destiny after the Falcons lost)

"[We're] very fortunate. It was a good ballgame, went back and forth, but to have a chance to control our own destiny is all we can ask for so we have to go out and take it."

(On if he was very invested in the Falcons-Commanders game on Sunday Night)

"I was actually asleep but I saw the results this morning and I'm good. I saw the highlights and everything this morning."

(On how he thinks the team will respond to having one final opportunity to win the division)

"They have to do the little things right. They shouldn't respond any other way than they responded yesterday. We have to do the little things right. It's a division opponent, we know it's going to be a dog fight. We had to win one last year – last game of the season, it was 9-0. It was a dog fight with Carolina so we expect the same thing."

(On having one of the most balanced offenses and why it's so difficult to get to that point)

"It's hard. If you do something well, the other team is going to take it away. You know, they're going to study you so they can take something away. You're never going to be completely balanced. They're going to take away what you do best or they're going to at least slow it down or try to slow it down so you have to constantly be creative and do other things and that's working out for us this year."

(On if there is any update on CB Jamel Dean's bilateral knee injury)

"[I'm] still waiting to see."

(On if S Antoine Winfield Jr. has made any progress)

"He's getting better. Again, I have to see him run a little bit more before I make that decision."

(On if LB Shaq Barrett could potentially play this week)
"Yeah, we'll consider it. We have to see how his practice week goes as well."

(On what he can take from the first game against the Saints this season)

"Just knowing it's going to be a tough game. They have a lot of prideful guys over there. It was a tough game at half time the first time we played them, [we] kind of got away from them in the second half. We made some plays, we don't expect it to be any different. We have to keep doing the little things right, we have to play every play and we have to try to make some plays to win this ball game."

(On if TE Cade Otton will be back in play this week)

"He'll work through the week and once we see progress, we'll make that determination probably Friday or Saturday."

(On what he can say about TE Devin Culp and TE Payne Durham stepping up in Sunday's game)

"Payne has been tough, he just hasn't had a chance to get the balls because Cade [Otton] has been getting them, but he's been a good player for us. We thought he was going to be a very good player. Devin getting his first action, really, on that side of the ball this year, it was really very great to see him play some meaningful football and make some great catches and act like he's been there before. He took advantage of his opportunities, he stayed in his notebook, he practiced. Coach [Justin] Peelle did a great job getting him ready and he took advantage of it."

(On how he would characterize the team's response following the Bye Week)

"I think they responded well. Right now, we won five out of six, we have one more to win. They've taken it game by game. They've taken the little things every day and tried to get better. We really didn't look outside of what we couldn't control and we can't do that this week as well. I thought the guys handled it well."

(On who gets the credit for getting TE Payne Durham's first touchdown ball back from the fans)

"That's a good question. I think it was Baker [Mayfield]."

(On Senior Director of Team Operations Tim Jarocki having to get TE Payne Durham's first touchdown ball back from the fans)

"Tim has his finger in everything."

(On what he thinks of the duck on the field during the blocked punt)

"It's like watching The Flintstones and The Jetsons [laughs]. It's a cartoon to me."

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