The 2021 Atlanta Falcons might not be an amazing team, but they’re finding ways to win when things get tight.
After Sunday’s last-minute Foyesade Oluokun interception saved the team from a loss to the Lions, a 20-16 victory put the Falcons at 7-2 on the year on games that were decided by seven points or less. Last year, the team was 2-8 in those games.
What does that mean? Does it mean anything? Are we just gasping for silver lining straws in what’s been yet another lackluster season in Falcondom?
What it shows, perhaps, is two things.