Atlanta’s first seven weeks will tell the tale of the season, as we’ve said repeatedly this offseason. If they’re still healthy in the NFC South or even thriving after the first six weeks of the year that we’ve predicted out to this point, it will be an impressive achievement given the caliber of opponents on the schedule. Even if they’re scuffling mightily, thankfully, the season won’t be over and the Falcons will be hitting an easier part of the schedule.
Well, almost. The difficulties of the first six weeks will be capped off with the challenge of the seventh, which brings the Cincinnati Bengals.