Penalties, Turnovers Prove Crucial: The Falcons did no favors for themselves by committing 11 penalties and four turnovers—one interception, three fumbles—all of which led to Tampa Bay scoring drives. This has been a point of emphasis in recent weeks, and whether or not Atlanta can do a better job taking care of the football will, ultimately, make or break the 2015 season.
“Really the issue to us came down to the ball,” Dan Quinn said. “Not creating any takeaways defensively, and finish(ing) at a minus-four turnover ratio—that recipe’s hard … Part of our motto is finishing and doing it right longer, and that caught up with us today when we were not able to do that.