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The Atlanta Falcons<\/a> are making a change at quarterback, with rookie Desmond Ridder taking over as the team’s starter, according to NFL Media.<\/p>\n

Veteran quarterback Marcus Mariota has been benched. The switch comes as the Falcons playoff hopes continue to fade as the team has dropped four of their last five games.<\/p>\n

The Falcons fell to 5-8 on the season after a 19-16 loss to the Steelers<\/a> in Week 13. After the game, head coach Arthur Smith did not shut down the possibility of moving on from Mariota and noted that every position would be evaluated.<\/p>\n

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“We will have some very intense meetings in the next couple days. There will be changes made. Everything we decide to do, I will try to be as transparent as possible,” Smith said on Monday. The second-year head coach previously deflected any questions<\/a> related to a potential shift at the quarterback position.<\/p>\n

Mariota has struggled to throw the football accurately with any consistency this season.<\/p>\n

The Falcons drafted Ridder in the third round out of Cincinnati. He started for four years at Cincinnati and led the Bearcats to the College Football<\/a> Playoff last season.<\/p>\n

Ridder won 44 games at Cincinnati, which is the third most in college football history.<\/p>\n

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The rookie was able to get a significant amount of reps in during the preseason but never seemed to be in a competition with Mariota for the starting role during training camp.<\/p>\n

Ridder ran the scout team once the NFL<\/a> regular season kicked off, but he also worked with Mariota and was often seen asking the veteran quarterback questions.<\/p>\n

The Tennessee Titans benched Mariota in 2019 in favor of Ryan Tannehill; Arthur Smith served as the team’s offensive coordinator at the time.<\/p>\n

The former Oregon standout signed with the Falcons just hours after the franchise traded longtime starter Matt Ryan to the Colts. Ryan requested a trade after the team’s failed pursuit of embattled quarterback Deshaun Watson.<\/p>\n

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Mariota’s best performance this year happened in Week 6 against the San Francisco 49ers. He threw two touchdowns, ran for 50 yards and completed just over 92% of his passes on the day.<\/p>\n

He was then named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week.<\/p>\n

But the past several weeks have been turbulent for the Heisman Trophy winner. In the past month, Mariota has failed to complete more than 65% of his passes. He has thrown five touchdowns and three interceptions over the last five games.<\/p>\n

The quarterback is 184 of 300 for 2,219 yards, 15 touchdowns and 9 interceptions on the season.<\/p>\n

Ridder threw for more than 10,000 yards in college. He now has the last four games of the season to begin to try and prove himself at the NFL level.<\/p>\n

The Falcons are on a bye week and play the division rival New Orleans Saints on Dec. 18.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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