MINNEAPOLIS — Billy Bowman Jr. dove towards the sideline, slicing in front of J.J. McCarthy's intended receiver in the second quarter of the Falcons' win against the Minnesota Vikings on "Sunday Night Football."

In the millisecond it took to wrap his arms around the ball and acrobatically keep his body in bounds, he earned a first for himself and the Falcons. Not only was that interception the first of Bowman's young career, it was the Falcons' first of 2025.

Funnily enough, Bowman earned Atlanta's defense its first sack in Week 1, too.

The interception, though, was one of many plays in Sunday night's win that showed the defensive youth movement in Atlanta is not only alive and well, but thriving.

Once to the sideline after his turnover celebration, Bowman tossed the ball to an equipme

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