The Atlanta Falcons were able to win a critical game in their young season, the difference between 1-2 and 0-3 is huge. They have a chance to get to a .500 record on the season if they beat Washington, which puts them right back in the mix of everything.
A crazy fact is that the Falcons have the same record as the Kansas City Chiefs. No one is pushing the Chiefs under the rug saying they cannot make the playoffs. Atlanta certainly does not have the team that Kansas City has, but on the surface, this is a fact.