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WATCH: Falcons TE Kyle Pitts Scores, Gives Atlanta First Lead

Kyle Pitts scores his second touchdown of the year for the Atlanta Falcons. Atlanta holds a 7-3 lead in the second quarter.

Jeremy Brener

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The Atlanta Falcons are on the board for the first time today.

The Falcons hold a 7-3 lead in the second quarter thanks to Marcus Mariota's touchdown pass to tight end Kyle Pitts, his second of the season.

Here's a look at the touchdown ...

The touchdown capped off a 10-play, 69-yard drive that lasted just over six minutes at the end of the first and the beginning of the second quarter.

During the drive, Pitts caught three passes for 38 yards, his biggest output since Week 3 against the Seattle Seahawks, where he had five catches for 87 yards.

The drive saw five other skill players apart from Pitts get yardage, including Tyler Allgeier, Caleb Huntley, Avery Williams, Parker Hesse and Bryan Edwards. That's how the Falcons have operated with Cordarrelle Patterson out and it's a formula that works for them.

It's Pitts' second score in three weeks after hauling in a touchdown in Week 6 against the San Francisco 49ers.

A win for the Falcons today would put them in first place outright in the NFC South with a 4-4 record. A loss would put them in a three-way tie with the Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but Carolina would hold the tiebreaker after beating both Atlanta and Tampa Bay.

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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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