Raiders QB Desmond Ridder is expected to start tonight vs. the Falcons, per sources. Raiders QB Aidan O’Connell is listed as questionable and is expected to work out pregame to see if he can play, but Ridder is expected to start for now.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 16, 2024
Ridder started the last four games of his rookie season with the Falcons in 2022 before starting 13 games last season. He was benched twice for Taylor Heinicke and was effectively the driving factor in the Falcons’ shortcomings during the Arthur Smith era.
Ridder was eventually traded to the Cardinals in exchange for Rondale Moore. Shortly after, Arizona cut Ridder before the Raiders signed him off the Cardinals practice squad in October. He has played in four games for Vegas, completing 28 of 44 passes for 239 yards, a touchdown and no interceptions, good for a passer rating of 85.3.
Desmond Ridder isn’t a good quarterback, but that shouldn’t ease Falcons fans’ worries about potentially getting embarrassed on national television. It would be very Atlanta to trade their former starting signal caller then turn around and have their season effectively ended by said quarterback.
It would be an excruciatingly poetic way for the Falcons season to end.
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