The Falcons gear up for a second home game in a row, once again finding themselves with their heads above water from a win/loss standpoint at 3-2 following their win against the Houston Texans last weekend.
Desmond Ridder had his best performance as a professional football player and Atlanta came away with a last gasp win that we almost didn’t witness after the camera cut off in the middle of Younghoe Koo’s game winning kick, no doubt resulting in a brief spike in the collective blood pressure all around the Atlanta area.
Now they welcome a Commanders team which has had a few extra days of rest on account of playing on Thursday Night Football in Week 5, but one that is reeling after allowing 40 points against a Chicago Bears team that had nothing figured out offensively coming into that matchup.