The Atlanta Falcons had two weeks, almost, to get healthy and put a plan together for their final nine games. I don’t know how well that plan will hold up as the weeks grind on, but against Washington, it looked borderline brilliant.
Atlanta simply whipped Washington up and down the field, showing impressive resolve on defense and doing what they wanted on offense against a very good defense. The potent Washington front seven had held three very good backs in a row to under 50 yards, yet they were gashed by Tevin Coleman and Ito Smith.