"The Atlanta Falcons fired wide receivers coach Ike Hilliard, one day after being routed by their NFC South rivals the Carolina Panthers, the team announced Monday. Offensive passing game coordinator T.J. Yates will assume Hilliard's duties, per the team. The Panthers blew out the Falcons 30-0 on Sunday in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was Carolina's widest margin of victory in a decade."
"The Falcons' offense sputtered in the disastrous performance, never making it into the red zone. Quarterback Michael Penix Jr. had the worst game of his young career, throwing two interceptions, including a backbreaking pick-six. Penix has not thrown a touchdown pass to a wide receiver or tight end this season. His lone touchdown pass came to running back Bijan Robinson on a checkdown that Robinson took 50 yards in Week 1. Atlanta has just one touchdown over its last eight quarters."
The Atlanta Falcons fired wide receivers coach Ike Hilliard one day after a 30-0 loss to the Carolina Panthers. Offensive passing game coordinator T.J. Yates will assume Hilliard's duties. The Panthers' 30-0 victory marked Carolina's largest margin of victory in a decade. Atlanta's offense failed to reach the red zone and produced just one touchdown over its last eight quarters. Quarterback Michael Penix Jr. threw two interceptions, including a pick-six, and has not thrown a touchdown pass to a wide receiver or tight end this season. Hilliard was 49 and in his second season with the Falcons; Yates, 38, previously coached Falcons receivers and quarterbacks.
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