This looked, early on, like the fitting capper to a terrible Falcons season: A listless loss that would have made us all angry earlier in the year, but just made us apathetically and disappointedly grunt a few times. And then, for a moment, it wasn’t. And then it was again. And then, unexpectedly, it really wasn’t. And then it was, and Atlanta managed to squeak out their seventh win of the season.
This Falcons season was defined as much by its overarching disappointment as it was by its rare moments of brilliance. This game featured both in spades, with Atlanta managing a touchdown grab by Matt Ryan, a Damontae Kazee pick, a handful of stone solid defensive stops, and a second half that actually featured some competitive football for the Falcons.