3 rise up, 3 fall down in the Atlanta Falcons win over Cardinals

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Jan 1, 2023; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Falcons cornerback Isaiah Oliver (26) celebrates after a sack against the Arizona Cardinals in the first half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports /

↑Isaiah Oliver↑

This dude made one heck of an impact for the Atlanta Falcons, it seemed like he was playing at the speed of lightning.

Isaiah Oliver started his day off with a sack on a corner blitz. Later on, he was able to shed the block of an offensive lineman on a screen pass and made an excellent tackle on the ball carrier. He broke up two passes and had a team-leading nine tackles. Those stats are almost worthy of NFC defensive player of the week but you figure you would need an interception to be considered for the award as a CB.

↓Mykal Walker & Troy Anderson↓

The two linebackers that play behind Rashaan Evans on the Atlanta Falcons depth chart did not have a good day at all.

Both Mykal Walker and Troy Anderson have been inconsistent this year and that continued at home. They were constantly out of position, overpursuing, running themselves out of plays, etc… It was not pretty at all.

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