The Falcons didn’t lose because of a missed extra point… They lost because their offense once again fell apart when it mattered most. On paper, the numbers don’t look disastrous: 288 total yards. 23 points. 3-for-3 in the red zone.
But context matters, and this one’s brutal. New England converted eight of its 12 third downs, four of them from 3rd-and-7 or longer. The Falcons? 1-for-10 on third down.
Head coach Raheem Morris summed it up simply after the loss: “Got to find a way to move the chains on third down, maintain possessions… that’s part of the keys to victory.