The Atlanta Falcons haven't won the NFC South since 2016. That year, Bijan Robinson was a freshman in high school, everyone was playing Pokémon Go, and Tom Brady was in the prime of his career.
Since 2016, the Saints and Buccaneers have won four consecutive NFC South titles, respectively, while the Falcons have mostly produced mediocre seven-win seasons, and the Panthers have just been the Panthers.
Regardless of the past, each NFC South rival has improved over the offseason and is hoping to contend for a division title. Here is the July edition of the NFC South Power Rankings, before the Falcons' preseason kicks off on August 8th in Atlanta: