Greetings, friends! The Falcons are rising up the power rankings with another win, which is not a surprise. The fact that some of the coverage here mentions the playoffs and is conducted in admiring tones is a bit of a surprise, given that Atlanta only beat the lowly Giants.
It probably has a lot to do with the fact that most analysts recognize that Atlanta is a better team than their record has shown, or at least would be were they fully healthy. It also probably has to do with this team’s ability to casually pick up and trot out a kicker who can hit 50-plus yard kicks, because that’s still impressing me too.