We have spent weeks justifiably beating up on this defense for their failings, which culminated in an embarrassing loss to the Denver Broncos right before the bye. The Atlanta Falcons brass told us they would be addressing that, and we hoped for some modest improvement coming out of the layoff.
It came in a losing effort, but I can’t stress enough how impressive this effort against the Los Angeles Chargers was. This was not just the small lift we crossed our fingers for, but this defense stepping up to levels we hadn’t seen all year.