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7 Points on Week 15 Victory

Falcons Finish Strong:Ever since his arrival, Dan Quinn has preached the importance of finishing—whether it be a tackle, a run up the middle or an entire contest. Although Atlanta hasn’t finished particularly well of late, that wasn’t the case in Jacksonville: The team’s overall effort was about as high as it’s been all season, and with the game on the line late in regulation, the defense stepped up and sealed a much-needed victory.

“I just knew it was going to take the whole time in terms of the finish,” Quinn said. “Usually there’s a time in a game where the finish is at hand, and it wasn’t going to be at the start of the third quarter.