A quick-hitting look at the Falcons, who are trying to turn last season’s heartbreak into an unlikely playoff run this year. They are, as you may have heard, the first sixth-seeded team ever favored to win a divisional playoff game.
1 “We’re not here just to get here,” quarterback Matt Ryan said after last week’s resounding win over the Rams. “We want to make noise while we’re here.”
2 Only four guys have career postseason passer ratings above 100: Bart Starr (104.8), Kurt Warner (102.8), Matt Ryan (102.4) and Drew Brees (101.6). Ryan is 1-3 at Lincoln Financial Field, including a loss last season when Carson Wentz was the Eagles starter.