Over the weekend, someone asked head coach Dan Quinn what he would’ve done differently last year if he were given one do-over. He didn’t hesitate to respond: In Week 9, down four points in San Francisco with 2:56 left in the fourth, he sent out the field goal unit to cut the lead to one. Atlanta lost 17-16. The choice to not go for a touchdown in that spot bothered Quinn all season and offseason, he said, “because it didn’t send the message to the team that I believe.”
With this in mind, Quinn told the media he doesn’t regret his overtime gamble against San Diego, when the Falcons tried to get a first down on 4th and 1 from their own 45-yard line.