Red-Hot Atlanta Offense Pushes Falcons to Legit Super Bowl Contender

November 4, 2016   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments

Four days ago, Atlanta stopped a two-game skid with a thrilling victory over the Green Bay Packers—a victory spurred by quarterback Matt Ryan, wide receiver Julio Jones and the Falcons offense.
That win established Atlanta as the clear favorite in the NFC South. Thursday's 43-28 throttling of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers—that wasn't as close as the score—solidified its stranglehold on the top of the division.
And in piling up 461 total yards, the NFL's No. 1 offense sent a message: The Falcons are for real. Not just as contenders in the NFC South, but also as a threat to represent the NFC in Houston at Super Bowl LI.
Entering Week 9, the Falcons were perched atop the National Football League at 425.2 yards per game. Atlanta cruised past that number against a hapless Tampa defense that had no answer all night, and it would take a lot less time to rattle off the players who didn't have a big game than to list the ones who did.
But what the hey. Let's do ...

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