Friends, things have gotten quite dire for the Atlanta Falcons.
Now .500 and with a tough road matchup against the Minnesota Vikings looming, this team has intense scrutiny on both the quarterback and kicker positions, two positions that were bedrock institutions in this city for many years not all that long ago. They’ve lost three in a row, they can’t put together a full game on both sides of the ball, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are charging their way up the NFC South standings.
A win against the Chargers—and they should have been able to manage that about 10 different ways—would have taken some pressure off this particular game.