The Falcons kicked off the 2023 season with a win, the first time the team won its first game since the Martin Van Buren presidency.
We still don’t know a lot about this team. For instance, can Arthur Smith and Desmond Ridder put together a pass game? I’m not sure.
But I am sure about five things after Week 1.
1: Jessie Bates is the real deal
You can’t have a better debut game than Sunday’s Bates performance. Any rumblings about him potentially being overpaid are long gone. We named Bates the game’s MVP and there was no debate.