The Atlanta Falcons officially released wide receiver Ray-Ray McCloud on Tuesday. The team's slot receiver had been a healthy scratch in Weeks 6 and 7.

Robinson, in his third year in the league, was coming off the best performance of his career in the Falcons' win last week on "Monday Night Football" against the Buffalo Bills. Robinson had 238 yards from scrimmage, including 170 rushing with an 81-yard touchdown.

One reason the 49ers didn't get flagged is because pulling is a penalty that NFL officials almost never call. According to Football Zebras, the last time a player got penalized for pulling a teammate came all the way back during a playoff game in January 1991, so it's been almost 35 years.

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The mysterious absence of wide receiver Ray-Ray McCloud III added another layer of strange on Tuesday when the Falcons announced that they had released him. McCloud, 29, was sent home by the Falcons last week after he was a healthy scratch during Week 6’s “Monday Night Football win over the Bills.

One week after Bijan Robinson led the Atlanta Falcons' surprise win over the Buffalo Bills in prime time, another star running back stole the NFL spotlight. This time, it was Christian McCaffrey who led the way,

The Atlanta Falcons (3-2) battle the San Francisco 49ers (4-2) on Sunday Night Football at Levi's Stadium. Kickoff in Santa Clara, California, is scheduled for 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NFL odds around the Falcons vs. 49ers odds and make our expert NFL picks and predictions for the best bets.

The win helped the 49ers keep pace with the Los Angeles Rams (5-2) in the NFC West, with the possibility that still another division rival, Seattle, will match that record Monday. The 49ers improved to 5-1 against NFC teams. Atlanta, meanwhile, remains third in the NFC South.

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. suffered a bone bruise while playing against the San Francisco 49ers recently. Penix got tangled up with some 49ers players during the game, leading up to the injury. It happened in the fourth quarter, during a Falcons loss.