Well, they lost but they didn't suck. That's an improvement.
They've probably squandered one of the three games every season where Will Fuller shows up. Coming to halftime, Nuke has 56 yds receiving and no TDs.
Falcons fans have got to be pissed. After building a big lead on Dallas, NextGen Stats said the ATL had a 98% chance of winning...yet they lost. Today, they build a big lead on Da Bears. NextGen Stats again calculated the Falcons had a 98% chance of winning. Again, they lost (despite a TD ripped away from Chicago). So, I've dubbed the Atlanta Falcons the NFL equivalent of Hillary Clinton.
So, Raiders. You're back in Fuxboro 20 years later and David Carr gets hit from behind and fumbles in a play that looks eerily like the infamous "Tuck Rule" play. Patriots recover and go on to win. And NONE of you bring that up to the refs? Not even Gruden? Somewhere, Al Davis is spinning like a rotisserie chicken over this.
The end of the Philly-Cincy OT was enlightening. Philly's at the fringe of field goal range with little time left and are content to just run the ball into the line and prepare for a game-winning 59-yard FG. Then someone on the line jumps, making it a 64-yard attempt. Then they get a delay of game penalty and decide to punt the ball away. Had the Eagles had any fans in the stands, I'm sure they would have booed like crazy. Then Cincy has their final desperate chance and what do they do? Run a handoff. Game ends in a tie.
Oh, and the pass interference gift the refs gave Buffalo at the end of their game? Looks like the Rams are now 1-1 in horrible game-changing pass interference calls, having been the recipients in Week 1 against the Cowbots before being victims against the Bills. And some people still believe the NFL doesn't control the outcome of games.
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