2023 ended with the Falcons giving us much of what they’ve provided all season: maddening frustration. The defense apparently didn’t make the flight, quarterbacks Taylor Heinicke and Desmond Ridder combined for four interceptions, and traditionally automatic Younghoo Koo missed a pair of field goals.
The Falcons are still somehow alive in the NFC South due to Tampa falling to New Orleans, but it’s blindingly clear that this is nowhere near a playoff team.
Read on for Hat tips & head-scratchers from Sunday’s loss to Chicago.
Hat tips
Tyler Allgeier’s housecall
Running back Tyler Allgeier has expectedly seen his volume dwindle with the drafting of Bijan Robinson, but on Sunday he reminded us of the types of plays that he’s capable of.