“Offense wins games, defense wins championships” is how the old saying goes. A year ago, the Atlanta Falcons won plenty of games behind the offense on the way to Superbowl 51. This season, the birds will hope that organic defensive growth will be enough to put the team over the top in Superbowl 52.
Following the bye week (and change in defensive play-callers from Richard Smith to Dan Quinn) Atlanta’s defense gave up just 17.