Intro:

Head coach Mike Smith, quarterback Matt Ryan and wide receiver Roddy White give their reactions after the Atlanta Falcons gave up a 21 point lead against the Detroit Lions to lose 22-21 in the NFL International Series in London on Sunday.

Script:

SOUNDBITE: Mike Smith, Atlanta Falcons head coach (on the Falcons second half):

"We did not execute our training that we spent all week training on. We got our quarterback hit, came right out and started on the first play of the second half. We've got to try and make sure that we play with the same level of efficiency in both halves, and obviously we didn't do that today."

SOUNDBITE: Mike Smith, Atlanta Falcons head coach (on Atlanta's defence in the final drive of the game):

"Yeah, we got beat on third and 25 in coverage that you shouldn't get beat on third and 25. That's a down that's in your favour. I mean the chances of converting that are nil. And we gave up a third and 25."

SOUNDBITE: Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons quarterback (on making the play offs with a 2-6 record, something no NFL team has ever done):

"We've got to be the first one to do it. I think that's got to be the mindset that we have to have. This is probably as tough a loss to take as any I've been a part of, and really feel like we had a lot of different chances to win that ballgame and consistently didn't make plays when we needed to. You know, we've got to get back home. We've got to find a way to get better over the course of the bye week, and I think everybody needs to look in the mirror and self-critique and really -- when we get back to work, have a great mindset and a great sense of focus."

SOUNDBITE: Roddy White, Atlanta Falcons wide receiver (asked if he has given up hope on this year):

"We're in a position right now where our division really isn't that strong, and if we can just get something going and get one win and just continue to just build off of that. But this is going to be a hard one to take because we expected to win this game, and this is where we were going to make our stand."