Atlanta’s 27-7 exhibition loss to Denver offers little early reassurance for Falcons fans.

The Falcons trailed the Broncos 24-0 at halftime of their preseason opener on Friday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and got no closer in a 27-7 loss.

After the Falcons 27-7 loss to the Broncos to kick off the preseason on Friday night, there were a few bright spots. But there are a lot of questions left to answer.

The 8-game suspension for James Pearce Jr. was on the higher end of what was expected, and it puts the Falcons' pass rush in a deep hole.

Falcons' James Pearce Jr. has been suspended for the first 8 games of the regular season for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy, the league announced Friday.

Atlanta Falcons rookie Jack Strand once planned for graduate school and a NASA path. Now the Division II standout is chasing an NFL career.

The new era begins for the Atlanta Falcons on Friday night in the preseason curtain-raiser against the Denver Broncos at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Rehabbing from his third knee surgery, a doctor told Michael Penix Jr. that he has an "amazing ACL" and shouldn’t have any more knee problems the rest of his career.

The Falcons released their first depth chart of the preseason on Wednesday, and there were a few surprises.

Before the Falcons' last practice leading up to their first preseason game on Friday, coach Kevin Stefanski named a starting quarterback.