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Julio Jones feeling 100 percent; intent on not dropping ball

Atlanta Falcons receiver Julio Jones, who has been bothered by a nagging left ankle injury since Week 4, said he's fully healthy going into Sunday's game at Tampa Bay.

"After the bye week, took a little time to you know, get healed up,'' Jones said. ``I'm a 100 percent now and just coming back and focusing on what we need to focus on.

``Me, personally, it's just me just focusing on catching the ball, looking the ball in; just going out there and being the best teammate I can possibly be.''

According to Pro Football Focus, Jones has six drops on 59 catchable balls this season. One of those was his key drop of a screen pass in the late stages of a 22-21 loss to Detroit in London.

``The player I am, if I drop a ball, keep throwing it,'' Jones said. ``I promise you I'm going to make more plays than I drop. ... That's the first half of this season; this is the second half of the season. I've got to focus on what I can do in this game. That's past and gone.''

Jones had a season-high 161 receiving yards (nine catches), including an acrobatic, over-the-shoulder 40-yard touchdown, when the Falcons last played the Buccaneers back in Week 3. Since Tampa Bay doesn't change up its defense much, it's possible he could enjoy the same type of success this time around.

``As far as the offensive side of the ball, with us, it's rhythm,'' Jones said. ``We've got to go out there with rhythm and keep hitting those plays. Yes, we were in a great rhythm when we first played them. I made several plays, but a lot of other guys stepped up and made plays as well in that game.''

Jones leads the Falcons with 53 receptions for 734 yards and three touchdowns. Quarterback Matt Ryan said he hopes to get the deep ball going with Jones the second half of the season. Jones has one play of 30-plus yards this season -- the aforementioned touchdown against the Buccaneers.