Atlanta Falcons Offense Might Be Enough to Mask Porous Defense, Spur Playoff Run

September 27, 2016   ·   Brad Gagnon   ·   Jump to comments

Just so we're clear, the Atlanta Falcons aren't a completely good football team. And the New Orleans Saints team they defeated 45-32 Monday night is far from good on the defense. In fact, that D might be the worst in football. 
So by no means did the Falcons declare themselves Super Bowl contenders in Week 3. But Atlanta now has the league's highest-scoring offense, the league's highest-rated passer and a one-two punch at running back that has Atlanta ranked fifth in football on the ground. 
They've scored at least 24 points in all three games they've played. And as long as the offense can continue to click in that fashion, the NFC South-leading Falcons will have a chance to retain that title for a lot longer than most pundits expected. 
Of course, we all knew prior to the season that quarterback Matt Ryan had the ability to light up defenses, especially bad ones. And there were indications last year that Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman could become...

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