ATLANTA -- It hasn’t always been pretty this season. Sometimes, the statistics have looked dreadful. But in the middling NFC, where few teams outside the top four have shown much consistency in 2021, the Atlanta Falcons are still potentially a playoff team.
Not necessarily a good shot to be a playoff team -- the FPI gives Atlanta a whopping 3.3% chance to reach the postseason -- but the Falcons, with a little over a month left in the season, remain at least somewhat in the conversation at 5-7.
“Sure,” coach Arthur Smith said. “Still in the mix.