Coming into the season, all I looked for from this team was to play competitive football late in the season. After three consecutive years of meaningless playing for pride in the winter months, I just wanted something fresh.
Well, the calendar is now firmly in December and the Falcons are firmly in the NFC Wildcard race, tied for the last spot at 6-7. It doesn’t get more competitive than a date with the 7-6 49ers, who are currently occupying the conference’s 6-seed.
The Falcons have given me what I asked for of them. It’s entertaining, they have the attention of the fanbase and now we can even get a little greedy in our expectations as everything else would be gravy.