Week 8 is here, and the highly anticipated match-up with the New York Jets has finally arrived. Who would’ve thought, from our abundance of confidence at the beginning of the season, that we’d now be treating this Jets game as a “must-win” and not feeling particularly confident about the Falcons’ chances? Time flies. 2017 is weird.
At any rate, this match-up should favor the Falcons on both sides of the ball. The question is if Atlanta can take advantage of an inferior opponent—something they haven’t been able to do this season. Let’s take a closer look at how the Falcons and Jets compare statistically after seven weeks.