This is the end of the line. Officially, of course, there are 10 more games after this one and 11 weeks until the end of the regular season, but the reality is that if there’s even a shred of hope available to this particular Falcons team, it will be shredded if they should lose to the Cardinals. At that point, they’ll be 1-5 with much tougher matchups looming, and realistically just 1-2 losses possible in their final ten games if they want to make the miracle turnaround.
The truth is that it’s likely already over, as we’ve gloomily written throughout the week, but a win here would at least make for a better Sunday.