We’re not going to waste a ton of time on preamble in a snap counts article. You know the Atlanta Falcons lost, you know how it happened, and nothing I write here is going to change that or deliver a blinding flash of insight that will save the Falcons from making similar mistakes in Week 2.
What it will do is tell us how the Falcons are choosing to slice up their playing time in all three phases, and give us a glimpse into where they might tweak that playing time to benefit the team in future weeks.