Look, we knew the Atlanta Falcons were going to have a tough time against a surging Denver Broncos team, primarily because all three of their NFC South rivals were stomped by Sean Payton and Bo Nix. Injury essentially turned a rough matchup into a complete nightmare for Atlanta.
That’s not to sugarcoat the outcome or make excuses for it, because I know we’re loathe to do that for something that’s such a feature of an NFL season. Still, there’s no point in pretending that injury didn’t make a bad situation worse, and it certainly shows up in the snap counts.