The Atlanta Falcons squander. They squander opportunities, they squander hope, they squander chances to earn moral victories when more consequential ones are out of their reach. They have now spent the past seven years squandering every resource and prime moment they can get their hands on, coming up with seven straight losing seasons despite major changes to the front office, coaching staff, and roster in that span.
That continued in an ugly loss to the Carolina Panthers, a team that had just lost 48-14 to the Buccaneers but won 44-38 in overtime against Atlanta.