You’d be forgiven for not exactly having faith in this Falcons defense right now. While they certainly played soft to close out the Washington game, this unit has had some bright spots during the first four games. It’s not all doom and gloom. Will they be enough against the Jets in London? Let’s take a look.
In the trenches
Right now, the story with the Falcons defensive front is that they can take advantage of weak offensive lines and that’s about it. They capitalized on the Giants but they let a decent Washington offensive line keep Heinicke safe most of the afternoon.