As the injury list continues to increase, the Falcons find themselves at a crossroads. They haven’t been 1-4 since the awful 2013 season. Both teams had Super Bowl aspirations going into the season. Unlike the 2013 group, this current Falcons’ team is far more balanced on both sides of the ball. That balance evaporates when a defense loses four key players, which turned into five when Desmond Trufant had to leave the game after colliding with James Conner.
In the locker room, nobody is looking for sympathy. Everyone knows they face an uphill battle going forward. The Falcons were outplayed in every department.