"If you had to associate the Atlanta Falcons with one thing over the past decade, it would unfortunately be blowing games. Choking away a big lead, letting a win slip away in the final moments, squandering a golden opportunity; they did it all and they did it frequently. That's how you go from Super Bowl team to playoff team to seven straight losing seasons in what seems like the blink of a very tired eye."
"They didn't just win on the road, they beat the Minnesota Vikings, a quality team they've struggled to earn victories against over the past decade. They didn't just beat the Minnesota Vikings, they ended up winning 22-6, capping things off with a punt where the Vikings returner muffed the ball because Mike Ford came screaming in to disrupt him, and then Ford picked it up."
"Isn't there suddenly the whiff of a rock solid defense, an edge that's been missing, a team willing to make a hard decision on a beloved player like Younghoe Koo in favor of a kicker who came in and banged home Atlanta's first 15 points? Didn't this team win tough where they've wilted so many times in the past?"
The Atlanta Falcons carried a decade-long reputation for blowing games and enduring seven straight losing seasons. In the recent road game against the Minnesota Vikings, the offense struggled in the red zone and often settled for field goals, leaving the outcome on the defense. The Falcons won 22-6, sealing the game after a muffed punt recovered by Mike Ford. The team previously held the Buccaneers to 23 points while pressuring Baker Mayfield and harassing J.J. McCarthy. The Falcons showed adaptability with a run-focused game plan and a kicking change that produced the first 15 points, suggesting newfound toughness where they once wilted.
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