When watching the Falcons and Bears duke it out, it was apparent how both teams are limited on both sides of the ball. They are trying to rebuild their respective rosters after failed efforts to build on their respective successes from 2016 to 2018. What ultimately proved to be the difference between both teams, besides Cordarrelle Patterson being the best at what he does, is how the Falcons played fundamentally sound football.
They didn’t commit penalties. They rarely lost their positioning on the back end. The commitment to the ground game eventually wore down an inexperienced Bears’ front seven.