Atlanta’s defense may not be good. However, the unit has been good enough in recent weeks, slowing down opposing offenses and creating big plays when needed. Sacks and picks and turnovers are finally things the defense can find late in games.
Most notably, pass rusher Dante Fowler has been turning into an important player along a bad defensive line. Fowler was signed to bookend Takkarist McKinley. Things have changed a lot, and after a lost 2020 season, Fowler is turning on the heat late in 2021. The problem was Fowler went down against the Carolina Panthers and missed two practices this week.