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Winless Falcons Fire Coach and General Manager

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The Atlanta Falcons, winless through five games this season, have fired their head coach, Dan Quinn, and general manager, Thomas Dimitroff, becoming the second team to reassess its fading prospects for the 2020 campaign.

“Decisions like these are very difficult, but the previous two seasons and start to this one have been especially hard for me because of the deep love, admiration and respect I and my family have for Dan, Thomas and their families,” the team owner Arthur Blank said in a statement Sunday night. “But as everyone knows, this is a results business and I owe it to our fans to put the best product we can on the field.