The Falcons lost and the Panthers won last week. There’s no spinning or denying that, and I won’t try to. I will, however, point out this:
- The Falcons lost 18-12 to the defending Super Bowl champion. The Panthers beat the Dallas Cowboys, who are missing their starting center and legitimately have no high-end options in the passing game, by a score of 16-8.
- The Falcons lost starting safety Keanu Neal and linebacker Deion Jones could be iffy for this upcoming game, which isn’t good.