Three Atlanta Falcons roster hopefuls shine and improve their stock after preseason loss to Lions. Key standouts, bright futures ahead.

The Detroit Lions and Atlanta Falcons preseason game was suspended after defensive back Morice Norris was taken off the field by an ambulance.

The Detroit Lions earned the preseason win in Atlanta on Friday night. The Lions beat the Falcons, 17-10, in a game ended early due to a potentially serious injury to Lions DB Morice Norris.

Atlanta was trailing Detroit 17-10 when Friday's preseason opener was stopped after a serious injury suffered by a Lions safety.

The Lions-Falcons game was suspended in the fourth quarter after Detroit defensive back Morice Norris left the game in an ambulance with an apparent head or neck injury when he collided with Atlanta’s Nathan Carter.

When Falcons coach Raheem Morris explained the decision to end Friday night's preseason game after Lions safety Morice Norris suffered a potentially serious head/neck injury, Morris said he didn't know whether the league approved of the move.

The preseason game between the Detroit Lions and Atlanta Falcons has officially been suspended by the NFL in New York, the referees announced to the stadium. This comes after Lions defensive back Morice Norris was forced to exit the field in an ambulance following what appeared to be a knee to his head.

The Atlanta Falcons opened up their preseason campaign against the Detroit Lions on Friday night. While the final score says the Lions won, 17-10, more people were rightfully concerned with the health and safety of Lions defensive back Morice Norris.

Of Atlanta’s 5 highest graded players, once again, four were on the defensive side of the ball: wide receiver David Sills (90.8), defensive lineman Simeon Barrow Jr (89.5), cornerback Dee Alford (82.6), edge Arnold Ebiketie (79.0) and linebacker Nick Kubitz (78.6).