The Arizona Cardinals are hoping to stay in the win column in Week 6 against the Atlanta Falcons. Head coach Kliff Kingsbury knows full well they will need to find a way to contain wide receiver Julio Jones in order to do it.

Despite the Falcons' struggles on offense in the 2019 NFL season, Jones is still more than capable of putting up monster performances on a weekly basis. Kingsbury acknowledged his status as one of the greatest wide receivers in NFL history, via Will McFadden of the Falcons’ official website.

“He’s just a dominant player,” Kingsbury said. “One of the best receivers in the league, currently, and he will go down as one of the best all-time.”

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There is certainly plenty of truth to Kingsbury's comments. Jones has long established himself as one of the NFL's premier, elite wideouts as the No. 1 option in the Falcons' passing game. To make matters worse, this will be the last game that the Cardinals will be without cornerback Patrick Peterson after serving a six-game suspension, however, his absence in this game could prove to be the most glaring.

Jones recently made history by becoming the fastest player to reach 11,000 career receiving yards. Despite a rough couple of weeks, he has still managed to haul in 26 receptions for 359 yards and four touchdowns through the first five games.

Although the Falcons' offense has struggled to find its footing as of late, it is only a matter of time before Jones is able to help get them back on track. Kingsbury is hoping that it will not happen this week.