By Pat Yasinskas

I’ve always said running back Michael Turner is the key to Atlanta’s offense.

I think the Atlanta Falcons still were trying to figure out exactly what they wanted to be offensively early in the season. They were trying to work in rookie receiver Julio Jones and they might have forced some things that weren’t there.

But the Falcons found more balance – and not coincidentally – more success in their offense of late. The passing game is working better, especially downfield. But Turner is a major part of the reason for that because defenses have to devote so much attention to his running.

That’s backed up by some numbers from ESPN Stats & Information.

Read the rest of Pat’s story here.

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