Out of all the ways the Falcons could’ve lost their game against the Kansas City Chiefs, a defensive slugfest that could’ve gone to overtime if not for a missed Younghoe Koo was probably the least likely. Yet that’s exactly what happened, as the Falcons defense smothered Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs all day long, the offense sputtered and puttered and managed to stay in it, and the man having one of the great kicker seasons in franchise history just whiffed.
The fact that it was weird and unexpected but still a loss just made it seem more apropos for the Falcons, who have made close losses an art form in 2020.