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Week 8: State of the NFC South - Atlanta is officially cursed

If there was a compilation of the five worst game finishes of the 2020 season, the Atlanta Falcons may finish with all five spots. The Falcons/Lions matchup in Week 7 may have been a parody on display by the football gods. Todd Gurley doesn’t bleed the clock in the final 2-minutes, but he decides to reach the end zone. Detroit Lions linebacker-Jamie Collins swings his arms up in celebration for the Falcons making the mistake of surpassing the white line. Yes, that happened. The Lions and Falcons showed that they deserved each other in Week 7.