The rookie from Texas was signed to the practice squad Thursday and activated Sunday in place of injured Dustin Hopkins.
This was only Dicker's second NFL game — he also made a late, go-ahead kick for the Philadelphia Eagles as an injury replacement in Week 5.
Quarterback Justin Herbert said Dicker won the players' confidence by showing"how special a player he was. He was perfect in practice." Herbert's 22-yard pass to Joshua Palmer set up Dicker's kick as time expired. Staley said he would have been confident in Dicker anywhere inside the 35-yard line. Atlanta's Cordarrelle Patterson ran over Chargers linebacker Drue Tranquill on a 3-yard touchdown run that gave Atlanta a 17-14 lead in the third quarter. Patterson had a 1-yard scoring run on the Falcons' opening drive.
The Falcons had four players, including Mariota, run for at least 250 yards over the first four games, setting an NFL record. The depth at running back allowed the Falcons to avoid overworking Patterson in his first game off IR.COMEBACK KIDS
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