DETROIT -- Another week, the same refrain -- the Atlanta Falcons’ offense, with six first-round picks, couldn’t move the ball. At least not early on, which is now beginning to be a real problem.
The difference between Sunday and the first two weeks is that this time, there was no settling down. There was no second-half comeback because any time Atlanta showed a modicum of offensive success, it followed with failure.
The Falcons averaged 2.2 yards per run, 3.1 yards per pass and 2.8 yards per play. Of the Falcons’ 12 drives Sunday, only four lasted more than four plays.