The Falcons began the 2022 season looking like a team far better than we expected, but it took just one quarter to remind us that this year is likely to be a bit of a bumpy ride.
For their part, the players and coaches remained adamant (and correct) in pointing out that this is just one game out of 17 on the schedule. It does not make or break the year. But this city has heard far too much of that recently to take such talk at face value, particularly when the losses all have some very clear commonalities.