NFL London LIVE: Falcons vs Jets final score and reaction from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Follow all the action live from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Follow live coverage as the Atlanta Falcons take on the New York Jets as London welcomes back the NFL.
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will host a battle between one quarterback with intentions to join the hall of fame one day in former MVP Matt Ryan and another with immense talent and hopes and dreams to thrive in the league for the next decade in Zach Wilson.
There is another gem from this year's NFL draft in Kyle Pitts, who was snagged fourth overall by the Falcons, who resisted the opportunity to grab a new quarterback of their own, with the former Florida tight end tipped to replicate the impact of the Chiefs' Travis Kelce or the Buccaneers' Rob Gronkowski.
Both teams enter the contest at 1-3 on different trajectories, while there is also parallels with the coaches, who are both starting out as the main man after Arthur Smith and Robert Saleh stepped up from offensive coordinator at the Titans and defensive coordinator at the 49ers respectively - posing a compelling match-up between contrasting philosophies.
Follow all the action from north London, with play-by-play updates from the early kick-off in week five of the NFL:
NFL London 2021 - Falcons 3-0 Jets
Patterson stepping up in the absence of Ridley and Gage, Falcons driving down to the Jets’ 25.
A big completion to Pitts for 16 yards, Falcons onto the Jets’ 11...
Ryan facing third down now in the red zone, can they force more than field goal, 3rd and 9 for the hosts.
No good for the Falcons, but Koo bangs home the field goal, they lead 3-0.
NFL London 2021 - Falcons vs Jets
Arthur Smith will have to be creative today, while Matt Ryan will need to be efficient given Calvin Ridley and Russell Gage are out.
NFL London 2021 - Falcons vs Jets
The Jets are out at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and the atmosphere is electric.
Now time for the designated home team, here come the Falcons!
NFL London 2021 - Falcons vs Jets
The Jets are out at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and the atmosphere is electric.
Now time for the designated home team, here come the Falcons!
Falcons eager to unlock explosive potential in London under Arthur Smith
London welcomes one of the NFL’s most tormented franchises this week in the Atlanta Falcons, who have routinely suffered crushing defeats from unfathomable positions.
And while the New York Jets have endured their own misery, there is something crueler when fans experience hope.
Four years removed from a scarcely believable collapse against the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, the Falcons have reloaded under Arthur Smith.
Despite being the son of FedEx owner Frederick W Smith, this football visionary has grafted in pursuit of his own recognition and now has his chance.
A beautiful balance between run and pass saw the imposing Derrick Henry seemingly grow in stature as the game developed under Smith. But the Falcons’ defence has been feeble, giving up a league-worst 32 points per game through four weeks. It has led to a 1-3 record, heaping more pressure on Smith to find a magic potion on offence despite lacking a dominant running back and the ominous signs of Matt Ryan’s deterioration behind centre.
Falcons eager to unlock explosive potential in London under Arthur Smith
The first-year head coach will hope to kick-start Kyle Pitts’s NFL career with Calvin Ridley missing the trip to the UK
The New York Jets and 40 years of hope, pain, outrage and hilarity
Ahead of this afternoon’s game, Tony Evans charted his 40 years as a New York Jets fan and how the team descended into becoming the masters of self-destruction.
The Jets and 40 years of hope, pain, outrage and hilarity
Ahead of their game with the Falcons in London, Tony Evans charts the Jets’ wild ride to becoming masters of self-destruction and how, for beleaguered fans, ineptitude has become part of their identity
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