In horrifyingly familiar fashion, the Falcons couldn’t make the winning plays when they needed to in their 34-30 loss to the Washington Football Team. Despite some excellent performances and looking like a complete football team at times throughout Sunday afternoon, Atlanta now finds itself at 1-3 and still searching for consistency and answers.
Head coach Arthur Smith and defensive coordinator Dean Pees have offered constant reminders that this is a work in progress and the goal is improvement each and every week. For the offense, there was a lot to like about Sunday’s performance. For the defense, not so much.