BALTIMORE -- Observed and heard in the Atlanta Falcons' locker room following Sunday's 29-7 loss to the Baltimore Ravens:
Center Peter Konz stood on crutches in the middle of the locker room after suffering a first-half knee injury. Although Konz smiled as he talked to his teammates, the crutches could be a bad omen. The last two offensive linemen to exit the locker room on crutches after a game were Joe Hawley (knee) and Lamar Holmes (foot). Both Hawley and Holmes were placed on season-ending injured reserve. Coach Mike Smith did not provide an update on Konz's status and wouldn't say if Konz will travel to London.
Falcons cornerback Josh Wilson, a onetime Raven, took exception with Baltimore going for it on fourth-and-9 and scoring a 39-yard touchdown on Joe Flacco's pass to Torrey Smith. The play occurred with 1:54 left in regulation and the Ravens leading 22-7. "I don't think that's the way you should do things, but they can do whatever they want to do," Wilson said. "I just don't think that's the way you should do things." Ravens coach John Harbaugh explained that he didn't have a long-snapper and that kicking would have been a risk. Harbaugh went on to say the Falcons still had a chance in the game.
Cornerback Robert Alford shook off an early, costly pass interference penalty to come up with his first two interceptions of the season. "It was a just a good call by my defensive coordinator [Mike Nolan] and great pressure by my defensive line," Alford said. "I give all them the praise." Alford was in coverage on Torrey Smith for the controversial 39-yard touchdown near the end of the game.
