On pace to set all kinds of tight end records, the Cardinals' Trey McBride is what the Falcons envisioned Kyle Pitts Sr. would be. But Pitts has gotten hot down the stretch.

What Pitts did against Tampa Bay opened plenty of eyes and generated immediate conversations about his future. That’s what being the first tight end to produce over 150 receiving yards and three touchdowns in a game since Shannon Sharpe in Week 6 of the 1996 season will do for you.

After etching their names into NFL history books in Week 15, Trevor Lawrence and Kyle Pitts have been named Offensive Players of the Week by the NFL.

While Pitts is the topic of conversation, rookie James Pearce Jr. moves up the charts after the Falcons' big win Thursday.

On Sunday, the Falcons will contend with a game-breaking tight end, one who in his fourth season is already the highest-paid player at his position in

Kyle Pitts put up the most fantasy football points by a tight end since at least 2000, and the wildest part is that it still feels like a tease of what he could be. On Thursday night, in Atlanta’s 29- 28 comeback win over the Buccaneers,

The Falcons' Kyle Pitts just had the greatest single-game performance by a tight end in NFL history. Can he build on his 3-TD effort vs. Arizona?

The Atlanta Falcons signed CB C.J. Henderson to the active roster as they manage a crowded injury report, including Drake London.