Head Coach Mike Smith
ON TODAY’S GAME: "I am really proud of our football team today. Any time you can come out on the road and play efficiently, like our team did today, in all three phases and win the football game like we did, you have got to be very encouraged."
ON WHAT THEY DID WELL: "Defensively, I thought it was outstanding today, I know statistically through the first half our offense went out and had 309 yards while they had -2. It was a very dominating first half. I thought we were very efficient throughout; always we would like to have some plays back in terms of what happens in a football game. We will make those corrections and move on."
ON THE PREPARATION OF HIS TEAM: "I think our guys were very prepared at the beginning of the game. Offensively, we spent a lot of time putting together our first 15. I thought that Matt, when we jumped into our no huddle did a very nice job. We wanted to control the tempo of the ball game from the very beginning, which was something we set out to do and talked about doing. Defensively, I thought it was our best performance."
MORE FROM THE FALCONS-RAIDERS GAME:
- GAMEDAY LIVE: Complete game coverage from AF.com
- GAME RECAP: Defense smothers, offense sizzles in big win
- GAME NOTES: Official game notes from the press box
- GAME BLOG: Live notes in the FalconsLIFE game blog
- GAME CENTER: Stats and more from the NFL.com Game Center
- J. MIKE'S BLOG: News and comment from the AF.com Managing Editor
- VIDEO: Head Coach Mike Smith | Matt Ryan
- PHOTOS: Pictures from the Falcons-Raiders game
- NFL NETWORK: Game Highlights | Michael Turner Highlights | Matt Ryan Highlights
- INACTIVES: Inactives and starters from the Falcons-Raiders game
