Atlanta Falcons seem to have found their form, but is it too late to matter?

AP photo by Brian Blanco / Atlanta Falcons running back Brian Hill celebrates a touchdown against the Carolina Panthers last Sunday in Charlotte, N.C. The Falcons rolled to a 29-3 win for their second straight dominant victory against a division opponent, having won at NFC South leader New Orleans the week before. AP photo by Brian Blanco / Atlanta Falcons running back Brian Hill celebrates a touchdown against the Carolina Panthers last Sunday in Charlotte, N.C. The Falcons rolled to a 29-3 win for their second straight dominant victory against a division opponent, having won at NFC South leader New Orleans the week before.

By Associated Press November 20, 2019 5 min read

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – The Atlanta Falcons can’t explain it.

They’ll try to come up with this reason or that, but the perplexed looks on the faces of coaches and players make clear they’re just as baffled as everyone else.

In a tale of two seasons, this suddenly looks like the team expected all along. Unfortunately, the Falcons only showed that finer form after a 1-7 start, which likely left too deep a hole and not enough time to pull off an improbable run to the playoffs.

Still, the mood is a whole lot sunnier around the Falcons’ headquarters in Flowery Branch. Two straight dominating road wins over division opponents will do that to a team.

“This is what I hoped we would look like,” coach Dan Quinn said.