The Falcons are questing to get back to .500, and once again it’s an opponent with a tough defense and good-enough offense to give them fits. The 49ers are coming to town while Atlanta dons the red helmets, and Atlanta would like to both avenge last year’s ugly loss to San Francisco and put themselves back on track for their first winning season since 2017.
It won’t be easy, even though the 49ers are going to be missing a few key players on Sunday, because this is a well-coached and dangerous team. It also doesn’t feel at all impossible, given that Atlanta is a more competitive team by far than they have been in recent memory, and because the red helmets have some anti-49ers magic in them, I hope.