There's something to celebrate in Falcons' loss to Commanders
The Atlanta Falcons were able to silence doubters with a win over the Houston Texans and a career day for Desmond Ridder in Week 5. That didn't happen in Week 6 as the Falcons fell 24-16 to the Washington Commanders in disappointing fashion. Ridder completed 28 of 47 passes for 307 yards with two touchdowns […]
The Atlanta Falcons were able to silence doubters with a win over the Houston Texans and a career day for Desmond Ridder in Week 5.
That didn't happen in Week 6 as the Falcons fell 24-16 to the Washington Commanders in disappointing fashion.
Ridder completed 28 of 47 passes for 307 yards with two touchdowns and three costly interceptions.
But through all of the mistakes and disappointment throughout the game, there was still something to celebrate, thanks to defensive end Calais Campbell.
The Falcons' veteran rusher recorded the 100th sack of his career on Sunday when he brought down Washington quarterback Sam Howell in the second quarter.
It's something that Campbell has dreamt about since he was a kid.
"It does feel good," Campbell said after the game, via ESPN's Michael Rothstein. "To reach a milestone that I dreamt about since I was a kid."
Howell is just one of many quarterbacks on a long list of big-time names that Campbell has been able to take to the ground.
It's a huge accomplishment that only five other active players have reached, though it would have been a lot sweeter if the Falcons could have pulled off a win with it.
"It's still pretty sweet," Campbell said. "The best part about it was the genuine happiness that my teammates had for me…I come to the sideline and literally, everybody just dapped me up and gave me some love and that was a good feeling."
In honor of his 100th-career sack, Campbell didn't celebrate by popping some expensive champagne, instead, he donated $100,000 to help teachers in under-resourced schools, per Rothstein.
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