One final week of the 2021 NFL season for the Atlanta Falcons. While they fell to the Bills in Buffalo, there were some encouraging signs from a team that is clearly looking toward 2022.
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Special teams set the tone
After an opening drive that ultimately resulted in a punt, gunner Avery Williams set the tone that this Falcons team was determined to create turnovers. Buffalo returner Marquez Stevenson was immediately popped by Williams, forcing the football out and back into the Bills’ endzone for a safety.
Turnovers were the name of the game on Sunday — Atlanta created four of them — and kept the Falcons firmly in this football game until things went squirly late.