The Falcons are Just so Good at Being Bad

 By: Rhianna Dozier 

Absolutely no one blows a lead like Atlanta. For the second time in a row, the Atlanta Falcons have blown a double-digit lead and lost. First, the Falcons got their asses whooped against the Seahawks on September 13th. The Seahawks scored 14 points in the first quarter holding the Falcons to only one field goal. After the half in the third quarter, the Seahawks managed to scrape by with 14 more points holding the Falcons to zero. By the end of the game, the Seahawks beat the Falcons 38-25. However, everyone knows that game 1 of the new season does not determine the whole season. Yet, the Falcons kept blowing their chances. 

In week two, the Falcons blew a 19-point lead to the Cowboys when they were going to win the game if they just fell on an onside kick. Then ion week three, the Flacons seemed like they were going to redeem themselves. They were winning by three points at the half. They scored 10 points in the third quarter and kept the Chicago Bears from scoring any. Then, in the fourth quarter, the Bears came back on a 20-point deficit. The Falcons couldn’t score any more points in that fourth quarter, and they lost by 4 points 30-26. 

In week 4, the Falcons lost yet again to the Green Bay Packers. A devastating score of 30-16. On October 11th, the Panthers beat the Flacons 23-16. The Falcons were in the lead at the end of the first quarter. Nonetheless, the Panthers scored 17 points in the second quarter before the half, holding the Falcons to just seven points at halftime. 

Those loss from the bears game hinted at trouble for Falcons coach Dan Quinn who was in the last year of his coaching contract and has not had a winning record since 2017 where they also blew a double-digit lead in the Super Bowl against the New England Patriots, who scored over 30 points in the second half. On October 12th, after the Panthers beat the Falcons, the Falcons owner fired Dan Quinn. 

The Falcons are just so good at being bad.