By the Numbers stats preview: Falcons vs Buccaneers

Photo by Roy K. Miller/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesWhat seemed impossible just a few weeks ago has happened: the Falcons are playing downright good football. After dispatching the Saints in New Orleans in Week 10, Atlanta marched into Carolina and dominated a Panthers team that was very much in the race for a playoff spot in the NFC. After spending six weeks as a punching bag for the rest of the NFL, the Falcons seem to have found a way to correct their issues on defense.

Atlanta has allowed only 9 points—and zero TDs—over the past two games. After managing only 7 sacks in the first eight weeks of the season, the Falcons have 11 in the past two. They also notched 4 INTs off Panthers QB…