The Falcons are coming off their first impressive win of the season, a victory over the Saints that I will savor for quite some time. Can they do it again, this time over the Panthers?
That very much remains to be seen. That huge performance from Atlanta was precipitated by a number of small changes to the coaching staff and lineup that appeared to make a major difference on defense, but the offense was still not firing on all cylinders and the Saints made a number of frankly uncharacteristic mistakes. Asking them to put up that kind of performance for the second straight week on the road might be too much.