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The Atlanta Falcons were beaten 41 to 17, and the most amazing aspect of the game is that they were not even close. The Pittsburgh Steelers managed to make their way with the Falcons for four quarters, and the match never seemed questionable. Now the Falcons have to wonder if their 2018 can be saved.
Count me among the defeatists. This team, as it is currently built, is not good enough to get out of this hole, especially in the NFC, and especially in the NFC South. What they thought was a season in which they won their very first Super Bowl – and became the first team in history to win it in their national stadium – now looks like a complete disaster.
At least the two previous defeats were shootings in which the offense had been maintained until the end and the Falcons had managed to get closer. The loss at Pittsburgh revealed a more disturbing belly, with what had been a punchless, toothless, rudderless defense suddenly resembling the 1986 Bears. It was a total collapse and, week after week, the Falcons look like more and more to a group of players and coaches who, at least to a certain level, already know that this year is not their year, that everything is going away and that they are not going to get it back. Every time Matt Ryan got back on his feet and every pass that bounced off Julio Jones' hands (he was completely wrong, so to speak, against that porous secondary), it was collectively like a hopeless group.
The Falcons have now managed to give up 121 points in their three-game losing streak, a trend that shows no sign of giving up. They leave the yards in clumps and clusters, and they are just as unable to stop the race as the pass. They are crushed and physically beaten in all areas. Even if they manage to regain some health, it will probably be much too late.
If they have the slightest chance of recovering items – and although that might not be enough in the end – they must beat the Bucs and Giants at home before the eighth day. The underlying problem with the Falcons is that they have already played five home games in September and October, during which they pocketed a few wins. And with Tampa passing this week, the Falcons lost ground there. When Graham Gano scored a 60-yard miracle goal as time went by in Carolina, Atlanta got closer to midnight, and if the Saints win at home on Monday night, the climb only gets worse. .
Now, with the offensive line under siege and Ryan unable to camp comfortably in the pocket, you must also question the consistency of this unit. The hard and tough reality is that in both games this season on the road, the timing and tempo of Atlanta were all upset and they struggled to score points. Perhaps they will find a way to fight against the Bucs and the Giants and find a way not to limp in their goodbyes. Nevertheless, much more difficult tests are expected, and with 10 victories needed to sniff the playoffs of the NFC, the chances of reaching this number seem already quite dark.
The owner Arthur Blank has bitten his tongue and has shown restraint, dating back to the fall of the Patriots in the Super Bowl two years ago. This team stays on this trajectory, and I doubt that it will extend until 2019.
The dolphins collapse in the second half
If the Dolphins' 3-0 start turns out to be a mirage, and if their current slide is an indication of what's going to happen, then their second half in Cincinnati may be important for the coming weeks. What appeared to be a rebounding attempt after being criticized in New England has become one of the collapses of foreigners we've seen, with quarterback Ryan Tannehill returning to his early form and Miami leaving plenty to contemplate.
Miami dominated the game for the first 30 minutes and appeared to control the game in the third quarter, 17 points ahead at 17-3. Then everything has imploded. A stupid personal foul on a Bengals kickoff gave life and field position to Andy Dalton. Another personal foul extended the mark after an incomplete pass to third place and Joe Mixon caught a miraculous pass in the middle of a Dolphins maze, in second and 12th, earning him 17-10 seconds.
Then, Tannehill, who conspired for a total of 17 yards for 17 yards for 17 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions in the second half, sort of grabbed the helmsman's head while trying to throw him away. which resulted in a choice of six. He was under duress most snaps now, with the dolphins seemingly still in the second and twentieth, and they quickly pushed for the setting up of a Bengals field goal. Then, when he tried to run the ball on a hopeless hill, Tannehill was attacked and fumbled for another score.
Just like that, they were down 10, and Tannehill threw out his final choice in the lost time. With an appointment with the powerful Bears defense imminent next week, this 3-0 start could be erased fairly quickly, with the determination of this group put to the test after this difficult setback.
Giants and broncos must think about the future
Will Eli Manning and Case Keenum still be their teams that will start shifts after Thanksgiving? Will there really be a reason to continue using them? Honestly, I do not think so.
The seasons of the Broncos and Giants evolve as I thought – that is to say, not in the wrong direction taken by the team (the future is now!), But in the # Arc of the teams that should already become young at quarterback and play for the future. For most of Sunday, before a late rally, Manning was unassailable. Passes sailed lamentably away from their target, struggled to make simple passes, and launched what looked like a paralyzing interception after Cam Newton launched one.
Get angry with Odell Beckham for refusing to claim that his quarterback was still average in recent years. It's really so bad, and at 1-4 it's another team that I do not see to do honor. The property is clearly too much opposed to change, but a look at Kyle Lauletta before the 2019 project probably makes sense.
The Broncos should reach this point with Keenum much earlier. It was another largely inept performance of their passing game, and Chad Kelly has done more than enough in the pre-season to earn the title, given the revolving door of this franchise since quarterback since that Peyton Manning hit the wall at the time.
Notes of the week 5
- Did I mention lately how much the Eagles offense is out of balance and how much pressure has Carson Wentz suffered? There is no better time than the present to join the Steelers and consult The Veon Bell. It could be the missing piece to start, and it could be added by subtraction for Pittsburgh
- Speaking of the Steelers, they had to correct the lack of balance in the offensive – a current underlying their bad start to the season – and the offensive coordinator of the rookies, Randy Fitchner, clearly received the memo Sunday. Pittsburgh ran the ball barely 29% of the time, the third total of the NFL, but was keen to feed James Conner early and stay true to the ground game to make a difference. Conner wore 11 times for 71 yards in the first half and the Steelers ran the ball 14 times in 30 minutes. In total, they tried 11 rushes in their defeat against Baltimore in the fourth week and just 13 in their loss to Kansas City in the second week. The game of escape of Conner could not have been better.
- I really wanted to consider the Crows offense as a unit that can play effectively at a weekly pace, but at least once a month you have a good dose of what are the worst aspects of a Marty offense. Mornhinweg / Joe Flacco. looks, especially on the road. (Why they did not try to run in the last minute of regulation, at 10, with all their time out, against a gas defense, it's beyond me.) The fucking Sunday in Cleveland reaffirmed that. On the plus side, the Baltimore defense is legitimate and still has not given up the touchdown of the second half.
- Interested to see if Sam Darnold will start hitting hard for Robbie Anderson with more regularity after his monster play.
- The Jaguars seemed to think that they could drop bombs on the Chiefs' defense. Blake Bortles – who seems not playing well for two weeks in a row – has come out well. This has opened it to the pass rush and has resulted in turnovers, and the Jags might want to rethink that in the future because they can no longer play from behind, especially on the road.
- Denzel Ward is a beast. His first stuck goal could be overlooked in the Browns' first win on a Sunday since 2015, since it happened at the end of the half-time, but that should not be the case. And he was in the cover again
- Keep loving the majority of what I see Josh Rosen.
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