The Atlanta Falcons lost 13-12 to the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday, but this being a preseason game, the contours of the contest matter very little.
Let’s talk about what we really learned from the big moments and the decisions leading up to the game.
The Falcons value health a great deal
Atlanta sat, by team reporter Terrin Waack’s count, 37 players on Saturday. To put that in some perspective, that means they essentially played with the same 53 man roster they’d have on regular season Sundays...but that number was without basically any of their starters and most of their top reserves.