Any 4-12 seasons are never fun, and especially not when a team starts 0-5 and basically loses all hope of a playoff appearance in early October. However, the silver lining that comes from such a campaign is the superior draft pick received for all of the troubles (unless you’re the Houston Texans).
Everything seemed to go Atlanta’s way down the stretch to assure them of the fourth overall selection — the Chargers, Cowboys, Panthers, Broncos and Bengals all won at least one game in the last quarter of season to gradually move the Birds up the draft board further and further.