The Falcons don’t have great records against many teams in the NFL all-time, an artifact of sustained losing from basically 1966-1991, when the Falcons started to come on a little bit and began to look like a respectable football team. Washington is no exception.
Let’s start with recent history. The Falcons have won six straight dating back to 2006, with just one dominant win (that 38-14 shellacking last year that was so satisfying) and several squeakers along the way. Prior to that, the Falcons were just 4-15-1 against Washington, with a 20-20 tie being one of the high water marks and a 56-17 loss in 1991 serving as the most embarrassing moment for the franchise.