The Atlanta Falcons should do everything in their power to succeed in 2018. Spare no expense and pull no punches, if you will. It’s an important year, if only because their talented roster may not be quite as talented once the salary cap catches up with Thomas Dimitroff in 2019 and beyond. The Falcons are in a sweet spot right now; it’s time to knock it out of the park.
Because of the parity in the NFL year to year, strength of schedule can be a flimsy concept. Back in April, FiveThirtyEight writer Ty Schalter pored over some Pro Football Reference data, crunched some numbers, and decided the Falcons have the NFL’s 16th toughest schedule this season.