The Atlanta Falcons are at a crucial point in their NFL season.
The defending NFC champions basically did whatever they wanted to a year ago when they won the NFC South and went on to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl.
Their heartbreaking loss to the New England Patriots appears to have brought on the dreaded Super Bowl hangover, as the Falcons are two games behind the New Orleans Saints and one game behind the Seattle Seahawks and the Carolina Panthers for one of the two wild-card spots.
The Falcons will have to kiss the division title goodbye if they lose to the Saints Thursday night, and they will dig a deeper hole for their wild-card chances as well.