Normally, cloudy, rainy days bring gloom, sorrow and despair. For the Atlanta Falcons, a rainy day in East Rutherford, New Jersey turned out to be more sunshine than anything else.
It was wet, windy, and at a couple of times during the the game, considerably ugly to watch. Yet, a 25-20 victory was an outcome that the defending NFC champions needed. A three-game losing streak gave life to the "Super Bowl hangover" talks that will be sure to overhang at any point the team encounters setbacks.
Beating the New York Jets on the road will do very little to entice casual onlookers.