 It's Friday night Atlanta time to rise up tonight with Kelly price and Harry Douglas presented by AT&T What's up Atlanta? We're back for one last hurrah as are the Atlanta Falcons I may be at home on the COVID list but in the studio as always is Harry Douglas former Falcons wide receiver Harry it's a college ending kind of to this season with the rivalry here at the end with the Saints. Don't you think? Kelly it's rivalry week and since this rivalry week I Love to sweep and since I love the sweep. It's time for the Falcons to sweep the damn Saints Yes, they had that opportunity this weekend to sweep the Saints. That means a lot in this city broom out If it's not singing it's a prop from Harry Douglas Well Sunday was a roller coaster no doubt But when the score went final it was kind of a juxtaposition of the two teams right the Falcons officially eliminated from the playoffs Whereas the Bills with their wind secured their postseason vert three times Super Bowl champion Duran Harman talked after the game that he hoped that moment maybe serves as a motivating factor For the younger guys on this team going forward guys who haven't really seen a ton of success or have been playing in big Games like this. Meanwhile, the Saints come marching into Mercedes-Benz stadium this weekend Still in the postseason hunt on their end and the Falcons could possibly play spoiler Harry How do they the Falcons kind of pick up after that disappointing loss and maybe they can spoil the Saints season? Yeah Kelly, I'll say this It's already bad after a loss and I know guys feel the heart of that But you got to move on right you got to go to the next thing and what's the next thing next thing the New Orleans Saints your rival You get dip rival gets to come into the city of Atlanta and Mercedes-Benz stadium So you not only do you get a chance to beat them and sweep them this year You get a chance to knock them off the block so they don't make the playoffs It doesn't get any better than that Kelly. It doesn't get any better than that Kelly That'd be pretty sweet ending to this season Well, the defense on last Sunday did make things difficult for Josh Allen They clogged up some throwing lanes for him But the bills adjusted later in the game the run game kind of got more going for Buffalo That's how they really pulled away in that second half. They had 150 yards rushing in the second half Meanwhile, we know the Saints will obviously look to run the ball against the Falcons early and often What adjustments does the Falcons defense really need to make this week so that that doesn't happen this week against New Orleans? Yeah, and the game against the Buffalo Bills this weekend. I didn't think the Falcons did a great job Defensively or containing the run a lot of outside runs was were hit for big plays and then the quarterback position You're gonna be facing Taysum Hill a guy who can rush the football like Josh Allen So you're gonna have to stop the run not only with the running backs Alvin Kamara and Mark Ingram But with the quarterback Taysum Hill as well, you got to keep containing then when you when you get blocked You got to be able to get off blocks get off blocks and show the effort and go make the play So you can help stop the run because the New Orleans Saints if they watch the tape from last week They're gonna come in and try to rush the football not only what they're running backs But with the quarterback Taysum Hill as well We'd be remiss with this being the last episode of the season to not talk about the season that Kyle Pitts has been having He's been having a record smashing season this past week He Pasqualeo Jones rookie receiving record and he has just 59 yards drive having the most ever receiving yards of any tight end Who is a rookie pits left Sunday's game with a hamstring injury? So we're not sure what his status might be on Sunday, but even what he's done in 16 games so far Harry How do you kind of evaluate number eight's rookie campaign? I think he's had a great year and the Falcons made the right pick fourth overall draft drafting cow pits He is a organization Changer he's the guy that everyone has to have their antennas up defensively if you're going against Atlanta Falcons Not only did he pass Tony Gonzalez Hall of Famer? He passed Julio Jones his rookie yards future Hall of Famer now He's 58 yards and tying Mike dick of 59 to break his record Hall of Famer What else more needs to be said Kelly? Yeah, well this weekend was obviously a snow game in Buffalo I got to check off a kind of bucket list item by having a snow game I had a little Sansa Stark moment with my jacket and some of the Falcons had some wintry fits as well Let's check it out in this week's Falcons fits the comfy a sweater award goes to Kyle pits himself I just want the sweater. It looks so comfy. I want to touch it. It's like fuzzy He kind of also gives me like Arthur vibes with the glasses and the sweater You're I don't know if you remember that cartoon Harry, but Overall 10 out of 10 looks like a comfy fit Yeah, I actually like the sweater But it's one of those sweaters like you remember you put those sweaters on when you're a kid and you're like, ah mom I'm itching all over the place It keeps making me itch and then your mom take the sweater off the next thing, you know You have a rash now you got to put nears for and all on your rash and stuff, but I like the color scheme I don't know, but it may if you don't have a t-shirt on underneath. You might be feeling all rashie Maybe he needed a jacket to it's pretty cold Well things escalated quickly and warm us for Keith Smith as you can see here He's definitely that guy who wore no sleeves and shorts and warm-ups in the literal snow I mean he is that guy. He even had like a I don't even know what you call that I mean, he looks like he's gonna rob a bank with that mask on his face, but hopefully he was warm ski ski Mads of my school. I love this look because you know what this look says. I'm not worried about the cold I'm here to run through your face mask Keith Smith the fullback for the Atlanta Falcon. I don't care about no cold weather I don't care about that. I like that. That lets me know this young man went up there ready to play ready to do some damage Care about the elements snowy game cold games. It's a part of the elements Kelly Keith Smith don't care about all that I true a true fullback mentality will now shout out to rookie Avery Williams He had that awesome special teams play in the beginning of the game that set up that Falcon safety He also had this great fit He was one of the few Falcons who actually wore a jacket, which I respect I mean full puffer jacket full fur But I also kind of like the nautical vibes that he has with that shirt underneath and the Falcons beanie Of course keeping him more and Harry. Yeah, I gotta give him a little love because he went out there and made a huge Play in that game right the first time the Falcons punt it. He went out there and put that hat on the football I know this is Falcons fits, but he took the football off of the fit of the Buffalo Bills and gave the Falcons a safety I wish they would have recovered it for a touchdown, but he went out there and did his job made plays on special teams Shout out mr. Williams Well, we've got a musical guest a later on the show and we talked to him about ATL's kind of influence in the rap game So we wanted to ask some of the Falcons players this week What their favorite Atlanta rappers or rap groups were and what their rap names might be in this week's question of the week I would say the gunner on Migos. I guess I grew up like just bumping jeezy and stuff So I guess I'll go with that. Ah, of course future is my favorite rapper I got a I got a shout out my country. You know, that's my that's my favorite for all time I would say my favorite Atlanta rappers probably a little baby. I don't know day-day little day-day Maybe that yeah, probably that little baby definitely got to be my favorite Atlanta rapper Especially right now. He he definitely got the game on lock in little baby. He definitely uh, he the hottest right now from Atlanta No idea, I'm not a good rapper at all. I play around It'd be it'd be like the nickname that I grew up with probably be s&b Steve means business So it'll probably be s&b. That's it. I mean, that's this is what come to my head first Still the common rise up tonight Atlanta artist 1k few joins us in the nest later in the show Plus I break down a big moment in a tight red zone the Falcons defense came up short in my film room is next on rise up tonight Welcome back to rise up tonight for this week's edition of Harry's fan room We wanted to last week game version of Buffalo bills the Falcons defense do they were going to get tested in the past game Let's just say they were ready another test was stopping the legs and running the Billy of quarterback Josh Allen Especially in the tight red zone. Let's see how that went Now we have this play right here it's third and golden the tight red zone balls at the four-yard line and This play that the Buffalo bills is gonna run normally we call this play 38 truck Josh Allen will pitch this ball to the Moneyback he comes around the edge, but Josh Allen keeps this ball. He's gonna gain an extra blocker The job of these guys right here. His job is to block the first man own Off the line of scrimmage. He has the next man on off the line of scrimmage And then he's gonna come around and get his block. Let's see what happens We stop it right here. You have this guy blocking who he's supposed to block You have this little receiver blocking Dion Jones now I need a better effort from Dion Jones because this little small receiver should never block him Understand you have to recognize Josh Allen when you get into tight red zone Josh Allen is a threat with his legs So you have to have your antennas up and anticipate some things like this now Not only do they have an extra block in the running back. They have off in some linemen pulling to come around the hump Let's see what happens on the play As they come around come around Touchdown Josh Allen, but I want y'all to see if I'm a different view You have Dawson Knox right here blocking down on his guy You have Isaiah McKenzie who is a small small tiny receiver blocking Dion Jones I really one of your best players on defense and then everybody else in La La land And then all you see is Josh Allen coming around the hump with these guys These guys this guy this guy coming a lot So if it's not super effort from these guys right here, it's no way this place is good This play is gonna be defended We see them coming around the hump Touchdown I think a little bit better effort would allow this play to get disrupted back to you Kelly Thanks, Harry. Well, you guys might be asking yourselves What exactly do the Falcons have to play for on Sunday Falcons insider Tori McElhaney explains in her keys to the game Let's be honest the Falcons really don't have that much to play for on Sunday They're out of playoff contingent So this Sunday's it this last game against the Saints, that's it But maybe the Falcons have more to play for than you think and a lot of it actually stems from one thing pride I asked Arthur Smith on Monday if he felt like this 2021 Falcons team had the wherewithal and culture in place to be self-motivated going into this final game on Sunday without Implications on the line his answer was telling Arthur Smith said with as much emotion as we've seen from him that if the Falcons don't have That culture already in place at this point. They have the wrong people in the organization Arthur Smith said it would be absurd if the Falcons had to trick each other and motivate each other into playing well in for something If we have an issue with that Arthur Smith said they wouldn't be here It may not seem like it without a postseason on the line, but the Falcons do have a lot to play for There are a number of guys on one-year deals and on contract years They're still playing for their jobs Matt Ryan said for guys like Kyle pitch Jalen Mayfield and Matt Hennessey games are invaluable Reps are invaluable most notably for fans though The Falcons have a chance to ruin a potential postseason run for the Saints that Compounded with everything else that we talked about is motivation enough for the Falcons for rise up tonight. I'm Tori McLaney Thanks Tori while still ahead how Stephen means inspired a local team to make an impact more on that coming up later in the show Plus we talk music in the eight town with 1k few in the next next on rise up tonight Rise up tonight is presented by AT&T and brought to you by George a lottery today could be the day by home deeper How do is get more done by Mercedes Benz the best of nothing and by Truett's committed to a better future? Welcome back to rise up tonight, and it's time to hop into the nest with Kelly Harry and tonight's influencer Bought to you by Mercedes Benz We're excited to welcome in the nest artist 1k few one of Atlanta's own I was reading your record labels present as president described your style as hip-hop That is equally at home in the club or in the church, which I really love. What does that kind of mean to you? Man, just really being yourself and being authentic to who you are No matter where you at like no matter what your surroundings are. It's like with me. I'm just gonna be myself I ain't really gonna put on for nobody I'm just gonna stick to my purpose of what I'm really supposed to be moving to do So I mean I can be in the church or in the club. I'm still gonna stand on what I'm standing on So I'm just gonna be one thousand who I am I respect that a lot man. I respect that a lot that means a lot to not just your fans But to this world because we don't have many I hit us doing that So I got to ask you in this music business man. When did you know music was actually your calling? Man, I really grew up like you know in Atlanta just being from Atlanta in the culture Like I always you know looked up the artist like Ludacris and Ti and just growing up seeing them on the TV and watching they Music videos and just being engaged in the culture for real And I just tapped in at a young age and I'm just kind of played around with it for a hobby in the town And then as I kept going with it in the right. I was going like more doors open more opportunities came to me And I just you know then dropped the ball on you know I know a lot of people you got you know different chances and different opportunities come their way and they kind of dropped ball And they didn't really you know take they took it for granted. You feel I'm saying it All the small opportunities and small you know things that came my way I just didn't take it for granted and I really you know stood on it really You know found my way and found my lane and what I was doing Elena has always been kind of this force in hip-hop culture You mentioned some names from the past but it's also kind of entering this new phase I mean, why do you think that Atlanta has remained this stronghold in hip-hop culture and we're the way man everybody You know, you know most people from Atlanta know how to stand they land and stay they sell and that's really what it's about Being a leader, you know and on Atlanta Burk, you know, we burped a lot of leaders You feel I'm saying that I feel like being a leader really Outspeaks the music you feel I'm saying I feel like the music comes after that It's like you really got to be a leader. You really got to have people believe me with following you and um, you know The music will come with that you feel I'm saying and that's really what I what I try to stand on and try to move on I try to you know, stand on my leadership and stand on my character Obviously sports is a big part of Atlanta culture down here, too I mean what memories do you have of the Falcons and maybe your favorite players on the team there? Man, you know, I've been there. I'm a little baby I ain't gonna lie the furthest I can remember is when Dan Reeves was coached when it was Jamal Anderson and We had all them boys on it That's the first I can know remember when I first started getting into it and of course the Michael Vick era, you know I was a huge Mike Vick man. I never forget. I went to flowery branch to see the practice with my pops And Mike Vickie came out. He came to the side the side out of there It was like huge crowd around like probably like a hundred two hundred people stuff like that So it was at the top of the hill and I told my dad I had a Michael Vick shirt And then my dad was like man, you know where you go weave through that big old crowd like the crowd was huge Man, my little stuff came in. I was so determined to get that autograph I'm talking about I'm being rude stepping on people's feet weaving through the crowd And I finally got to the front and I finally seen them and I just took my jersey on he took my jersey So my dirty I ran back to my dad man Too happy. I still got that jersey and I never get that moment ever in my life. That's awesome Well, good stuff. Thank you so much for your time Anyone who wants to catch the full conversation head to Fox five at lana.com and we'll be right back on rise Amid the Falcons rise up and vote campaign last year a local high school football player was inspired to follow in One Falcons footsteps and our Victor Prieto had a special message for that player this week as we rise up for Atlanta brought to you by truest Booker T. Washington high school senior King Walker looks up to Stephen means Both stand at six foot three and play linebacker for their respective football teams When means spoke on a zoom last year as part of the Falcons rise up and vote initiative Something stuck with the then 17 year old walker listening in seeing somebody, you know being where you being where you want to be at Care about the same things you care about, you know makes you care about the things more joining democracy class Atlanta A program designed to introduce high school students to the fundamentals of democracy and being appointed to a sixth student advisory council Walker got over 35 of his friends to vote A feat which has helped him earn the Falcons honorary captain for inspired change game this sunday against the saints Well, yeah, I went to like almost every classroom for 12 graders and tried to get them signed up You know, all my friends they they pretty much 18 and I tell them I got on the register to vote And they went out and voted on the runoff and the election for the mayor of Atlanta Means and Walker haven't spoken since the zoom king credits for changing his perspective on voting But we asked Walker what he'd tell means one year later And showed the Falcons linebacker Thank you for all the things he have done impact our community and like help people like me Help people like me look up to people like him And I can see you set the example for like people to come after me and his little words spark them spark the Spark the interest in me. I was always interested in him, but him caring about it, you know, spark the bigger interest That's crazy, that's crazy Damn, that's dope man. That's dope You just Get on a call zoom call you think something you think most kids not really listening not tuned in And then, you know, you just speak your truth and you got guys that go out and make Amazing change already this early man, I hope he go out and be A politician that go far and like really change the game and that that's dope like King Walker I applaud him to the to the fullest That's big. That's big time for fox five sports. I'm victor prieto Thanks victor and for atlanta falcon season ticket information including new member benefits scan this qr code right now to learn more Thank you guys so much for following along sees l season long here on rise up tonight It's been my favorite part of football season to do this show with you harry. I really appreciate it And all you guys watching at home. Good night