Taylor Heinicke said in the leadup to Sunday’s game that this was like a Super Bowl week for the Atlanta Falcons.
Fortunately, this won’t actually go down in the record books as Atlanta’s third Super Bowl loss. But it’s a loss that hurts nearly as much in the context of this season. All week long, the Falcons have talked about the importance of winning this game and taking a 5-5 record into the bye week. Well, if this is how they approach a must-win game, there’s really no point in playing out the remainder of the season.