Posted by ESPN.com’s Pat Yasinskas
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Just when I thought the Atlanta Falcons were a very good football team, they showed they are not.
They got beat -- and I mean beat -- in every facet of the game by Dallas, a team that I don’t think is good at all. Matt Ryan made bad decisions, Michael Turner couldn’t run, the defense couldn’t stop anyone and even the normally-reliable special teams were bad.
I don’t think this is the way the Falcons want to head into next Monday night’s game against the Saints. That had been shaping up as a huge NFC South showdown. Now, it’s becoming just a game -- a game the Falcons might have to win to have any shot at winning the NFC South.
I’m heading down to the locker room for post-game interviews. Will be back in an hour or so.
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Just when I thought the Atlanta Falcons were a very good football team, they showed they are not.
They got beat -- and I mean beat -- in every facet of the game by Dallas, a team that I don’t think is good at all. Matt Ryan made bad decisions, Michael Turner couldn’t run, the defense couldn’t stop anyone and even the normally-reliable special teams were bad.
I don’t think this is the way the Falcons want to head into next Monday night’s game against the Saints. That had been shaping up as a huge NFC South showdown. Now, it’s becoming just a game -- a game the Falcons might have to win to have any shot at winning the NFC South.
I’m heading down to the locker room for post-game interviews. Will be back in an hour or so.
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Pat Yasinskas
Yasinskas joined ESPN.com in January 2008 after covering the Carolina Panthers for The Charlotte Observer for nine seasons. He began his journalism career with The Tampa Tribune in 1990.