One of the biggest failings of Sunday’s loss to the Seahawks was the team’s performance on their attempted 4th down conversions. Atlanta has Todd Gurley on hand behind an offensive line recently re-stocked with fresh talent, plus Julio Jones, Calvin Ridley, Russell Gage, and Hayden Hurst on hand, and yet they went 0 for 4 on those attempts. It’s not an exaggeration to say that it’s a very different game if they get an average result, which based on the leaguewide rate in recent history would have been 2 for 4.
Sunday’s 4th down failures won’t stop the Falcons from going for it in the future
