The Atlanta Falcons, the only undefeated team in the NFL, will be without linebacker Sean Weatherspoon on Sunday.  The Falcons will be taking on the Dallas Cowboys in Atlanta.  Weatherspoon will sit with an ankle injury, but he is not the only Falcons player who will sit out.  Kevin Cone will not play Sunday either.  He is dealing with a strained groin.

According to D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the team has more than two injuries, but Witherspoon and Cone are the only two officially out so far.  Coach Mike Smith spoke about the team's injuries.

“I want to be as transparent as I can be,” Smith said. “We’ve ruled out two players for the game this week. Sean Weatherspoon will not play this week. Nor will Kevin Cone.  Those are the two guys that we made a determination on. They are not going to be available for this week’s game.”

Weatherspoon has helped the Falcons defense to the league's tenth-best defense against the pass.  He  is in his third year in the league.  He has 40 tackles this season already after finishing last season with 86 tackles.  Weatherspoon has yet to have an interception, but he has certainly been felt defensively.

Cone has been a far less important piece of the Falcons' success.  He has played in seven games, but he has yet to catch a pass.  Last season, in his rookie year, Cone didn't catch a pass either in the one game he played.  Cone came from Georgia Tech.

The Falcons look to be the best team in the NFC and possibly the best team in all of football.  They have not been bitten hard by the injury bug, so as long as they stay healthy, they should be able to continue their success throughout the season.