ATLANTA -- Before Arthur Smith even took a question Sunday afternoon after his disastrous debut as the Atlanta Falcons head coach, he made it clear where the blame was going to go. Where he felt things fell apart.
With him.
“I did a really poor job getting us ready to go,” Smith said.
The 32-6 drubbing by Philadelphia was as bad as the score looked. It was the third-worst season-opening loss for the Falcons – and the worst since 1987 when Marion Campbell lost to Tampa Bay 48-10 in his debut and the worst home season opener in franchise history.