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1. Next three games huge for Falcons’ playoff ambitions

Entering Week 7, the Atlanta Falcons are sat comfortably in the NFC’s fifth seed spot with a 5-1 record. The nearest challenge comes from the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth seed with a 3-2 record.

Atlanta owns the third best record in the NFC and could all but seal a playoff berth in the next three weeks, as crazy as that sounds. The next three features road trips to Tennessee and San Francisco with a home game against Tampa Bay in between.

The toughest of the three looks to be the 49ers on the road, but the Falcons will still be favored to win.