Looking too much into a team’s performance in Week 1 of the preseason may not be the best idea, but there still are plenty of nuggets that can be valuable. For the Atlanta Falcons, despite losing 23-20 there were some good things which included 2016 NFL MVP Matt Ryan looking sharp in his brief appearance at quarterback. He was 3-of-3 passing, including a touchdown to recently re-signed running back Devonta Freeman.
As for the bad, that would have to be how they struggled to cover the middle of the field as the Miami tight ends were finding plenty of room to operate.