After finishing Arthur Smith’s first season with a 7-10 record, the Atlanta Falcons find themselves on the outside of the postseason for the fourth straight season. The Falcons were in the mix as late in the season as they were in part because of the addition of an extra playoff team in each conference, a rule change that will have big implications for the first weekend of playoff action.
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The NFL is dubbing this “Super NFL Wild Card Weekend,” and it will now span three days with the league adding a game on Monday night.