The Falcons grabbed their first win of the 2020 season against the Vikings, and with that victory under their collective belt, they’re on to Detroit. Entering the easiest stretch of schedule all year, Atlanta could actually put a run together if the improvement we saw against Minnesota is genuine.
Just how challenging will the Lions be, though? Let’s dive in.
Atlanta’s huge week against Minnesota lifted them in the league rankings in such a significant way that they now look considerably better than the Lions across the board. The problem is that we don’t know how much of last week was a heroic post-firing bounce against a middling Vikings team and how much of it was sustainable.