We are left struggling to find out what went wrong and why in the aftermath of an egregiously bad start to a new Falcons regime. The Falcons have played so much terrible and infuriating football for so long, however, Sunday’s loss sticks out. The team can typically muster some level of competence and excitement for at least part of a bad game. That did not happen against the Eagles.
In a game where nothing went right, what went wrong? One of the biggest problems was Jalen Mayfield, the rookie lineman forced into starting at left guard.