A one-handed grab here, a dynamic run there, and the Falcons were off and running. A drive that ended in an interception and was marred by miscues still showed all the hallmarks of the fluid, fantastic Falcons offense we’ve all hoped to see last night when Atlanta took on the Bengals. It’s now impossible, if it wasn’t already, to stop dreaming about how good this offense might be and start thinking seriously about what that will look like.
As SI’s Daniel Flick noted, the Falcons actually gained more than 100 yards on that opening drive with starters in, with penalties setting them back but not ultimately dooming them.