At this point in the season, what can you feel confident about? Against a clearly inferior team like the Panthers, maybe a win. Against a middling team, maybe you could bet on the Falcons to keep it close. Against the 49ers, though, we’re just hoping they can keep it close.
That’s my great fear at this point of the season. I love watching a good win, but with everything that’s happened and the zero percent chance that Atlanta can make the playoffs, losses aren’t going to ruin my Sundays. Blowouts still do, and I remember the foul mood I was in when the Buccaneers stomped them a few weeks back.