The Atlanta Falcons have boldly faced the NFC's toughest schedule this season. There's been ups, there's been downs, and there's been grabby shenanigans. (I'm looking at you, Richard Sherman.) But alas, the playoffs are drawing near. The Washington Redskins just lost to Cam Newton's crappy team the Carolina Panthers.
In five days the Falcons will play the Panthers in Carolina. It's always nice to beat the Panthers, especially on their home turf. But this game will have special significance. You see, if the Falcons win Saturday, they will officially cement their first playoff birth since 2012. (That's, of course, a game we'd all like to forget, and I won't make you relive it now.