After a slow start going 0-3 in Weeks 4-7, the Falcons have won three games in a row and four of their last five. In Weeks 8-12 they've scored 27.4 points per game, held opponents to 19.6 points per game, and have a turnover differential of one or more.

The Falcons offense had 516 total yards (368 passing, 148 rushing) against the Buccaneers - the most total yards in a game this season (1st game with 500+ yards). They scored 34 points for the second straight week (at Seattle in Week 11). It marks the 7th game this season that they've scored 23 or more points.

Matt Ryan now has 40,585 career passing yards. Ryan passed Joe Montana (40,551) for 17th in NFL history. He threw his 256th career touchdown pass in the 2nd quarter to Julio Jones, breaking a tie with Sonny Jurgensen for 18th in NFL history.

Julio Jones had 12 receptions, 253 yards, and two touchdowns on Sunday. This was his third-most receiving yards in a game in his career and his third career game with 250 or more receiving yards. No other player in NFL history has more than one. He also has the most receiving yards by any player in a game since Week 4, 2016 when Jones himself had 300 yards against the Panthers.

Julio Jones has 1,039 receiving yards this season, his fourth straight 1,000-yard season.

Julio Jones' 123.5 receiving yards per game is the most for any player against a team since the merger in 1970 (minimum 10 games played verse team).

Julio Jones played in his 90th career game in Week 12 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He has the most receptions and receiving yards in NFL history through 90 games. Julio Jones: 563 receptions, 8,649 receiving yards.

Mohamed Sanu threw a 51-yard touchdown pass to Julio Jones. Sanu has a perfect passer rating in his career (158.3) and he is 6-6 for 228 yards and three touchdowns. First non-quarterback with multiple 50 or more yard touchdown passes in his career since Walter Payton (first wide receiver since 1970 to accomplish the feat).