This decade’s greatest show on turf. America’s new favorite team. Atlanta’s first real dominant team since the late 1990’s Braves. There were many phrases to describe the 2016 Atlanta Falcons.
Although it took some time, an offensive juggernaut eventually emerged and terrorized the league. A young, ultra-fast defense was developing across all three levels. It was an exceptional group of players and coaches to form what should have been a championship team. Unfortunately, they were on the receiving end of the cruelest collapse in NFL history.
Five years later, two notable figures from that team have a chance to get what they deserve.