The Atlanta Falcons needed one win. Just get to 5-4, bring back Deion Jones, and make a game run at the last seven games. There was no reason to believe they wouldn’t at least compete for that win on the road against Cleveland.
Yet they did not, and that’s what makes this the single most disappointing loss of the year. You can believe, as I do, that the Browns have talent and are on the cusp of being a solid football team. You can believe, as I do, that this Falcons team is at least solid even with all their injuries.