The Atlanta Falcons lost Friday's preseason game to the Tennessee Titans, 23-20, despite a valiant second-half comeback attempt. After scoring just three-point first half, the Falcons scored 17 points in the third quarter to tie the game up at 20.

About all you can ask for from preseason is that it’s somewhat lively, injury-free, and gives the Atlanta Falcons plenty to evaluate. By those standards, a consistently sloppy but only intermittently dull Week 2 game against the Titans was about as good as it gets,

The Atlanta Falcons nearly overcame an abysmal first half against the Tennessee Titans, but they still came up short in Friday night's 23-20 preseason loss. Offensively, Atlanta got off to a slow start. After scoring just three points in the first half, the Falcons erupted for a 17-point third quarter to tie the game at 20.