A disaster on both sides of the ball — particularly in the trenches, where Atlanta was consistently dominated by Tampa Bay.
Hat tips
Atlanta’s opening drive
Tampa Bay opened up the scoring with a quickness, marching down the field on their initial possession to put seven points on the board. We’ve all read this book before — but the Falcons surprised us with a narrative shift.
Atlanta had an answer to that opening salvo — one that featured two of the nicest runs by the Falcons’ backs all season. Wide receiver/running back/kick returner/Dead Sea archeologist Cordarrelle Patterson snapped off a 39-yard run, one that was followed shortly by a 17-yard sprint and touchdown by Mike Davis.