There are three games left in the 2021 Falcons season, and with the holidays fast approaching and the end of the year hurtling our way, it’s a fine time to look at where this team is tracking to end up. They’ve won two more games than they did in all of 2020, which is one mark of success, but how are the offense and defense looking compared to a year ago?
Let’s start with the context that this is a very different offense than it was a year ago. Arthur Smith and Dave Ragone have replaced Dirk Koetter as play callers and planners, Julio Jones is gone and Calvin Ridley has only appeared in a handful of games, and the backfield was essentially remade entirely.