After the grim 0-2 start, it looked like the Falcons might not be competitive at all in 2021. Thankfully, Atlanta rallied and is near .500 at the end of the season, bolstering Terry Fontenot’s repeated claim that this team intended to contend this season. Getting to seven wins with this cap situation, this roster and a first-year coaching staff certainly merits recognition.
One thing the Falcons haven’t done to this point is beat a good football team with a winning record when Atlanta has played them, and in fact they’ve been blown out of those games repeatedly in 2021.