They did it. The Atlanta Falcons made the playoffs. They did it despite being one of the most frustrating playoff-caliber Falcons teams I can remember, and despite the fact that the NFC South was unusually great this year, even by its own lofty standards. The division sent three teams to the playoffs, and the Falcons squeaked in as the #6 seed after dispatching the Panthers in Week 17 and watching Seattle lose. Either one of those would have done the trick, but hey, bonus!
Their reward is an opportunity to face a tough Rams team on the road, in what is anything but a cakewalk matchup for Atlanta.