The Atlanta Falcons are good. They’re frustrating, sure, with flaws that can prove fatal on any given Sunday. In a deeply unsettled NFC and with the talent on hand, however, they’re a contender, and their record reflects that reality.
After the past several seasons, it’s difficult to say that so simply without wanting to couch it further, and I did a little bit of that above. But they’ve played the undefeated Chiefs close, knocked off would-be contenders in Philadelphia and Tampa Bay, and handled games against bad Dallas, Carolina, and New Orleans teams en route to a 6-3 record, 4-0 divisional mark, and 6-1 conference tally.