The Falcons needed to win this one to keep what you either earnestly or derisively referred to as their “playoff hopes” alive. Instead, they lost in the same way they have so often this season, by less than a touchdown, with very few points scored, and thanks to a couple of agonizing mistakes. They’ve been a bad football team of late, and what really gets under your skin is that they’ve been this bad and have nearly won games nonetheless.
They’ve scored under 20 points in four of the past five weeks. They’ve forgotten how to tackle. They run the ball well when they run and there are still big plays hidden here and there, but Younghoe Koo is once again keeping this team in games with his leg while they muddle through the rest of the afternoon.