Most NFL observers talk about Week 1 being a week of aberrations and overreactions, and that makes sense. What we see in the season opener is not necessarily reflective of how a team will play over the course of an entire season, and it’s very easy to be elated or panicky based on a small sample seize. After all, it’s the first real football games we’ve seen in many months.
After the 18-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Atlanta Falcons are 0-1 and showed some encouraging trend lines on defense and some very discouraging ones on offense.