Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas
There’s been a lot of talk in Atlanta about how the NFL schedule makers didn’t do the Falcons any favors.
Atlanta has drawn four games this season against teams coming off their bye week. That’s not very fair. But maybe Atlanta fans should thank the schedule makers this week.
Getting a home game against the Redskins was exactly what the Falcons needed. They were banged up and emotionally drained after a brutal Monday night loss to New Orleans. They needed some sort of break and they got it by hosting a bad team like the Redskins.
The Falcons went out and did what they had to do. They got a win to stay very much alive in the playoff race and some of the injured guys should be feeling better by the time the Falcons get to Carolina next week.
There’s been a lot of talk in Atlanta about how the NFL schedule makers didn’t do the Falcons any favors.
Atlanta has drawn four games this season against teams coming off their bye week. That’s not very fair. But maybe Atlanta fans should thank the schedule makers this week.
Getting a home game against the Redskins was exactly what the Falcons needed. They were banged up and emotionally drained after a brutal Monday night loss to New Orleans. They needed some sort of break and they got it by hosting a bad team like the Redskins.
The Falcons went out and did what they had to do. They got a win to stay very much alive in the playoff race and some of the injured guys should be feeling better by the time the Falcons get to Carolina next week.
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