Just look at the Atlanta Falcons schedule and you’ll give yourselves nightmares. Up in Week 5 is the defending Super Bowl champions, and the Falcons must go to their backyard.
There aren’t many tougher environments to play in than in Denver. Not only will the Falcons have to deal with the altitude, they will also need to counter a suffocating defense.
The Broncos did lose a few pieces to their Super Bowl winning team. Malik Jackson departed for Jacksonville, Danny Trevathan is in Chicago. Both quarterbacks — Peyton Manning and Brock Osweiler — have both left. Enter the Paxton Lynch era, although it’s unclear whether he will be the starting quarterback when this game takes place.