Atlanta center Todd McClure (62) leads the offensive line onto the field before the first half of an NFL game against the New Orleans Saints in Atlanta.ATLANTA – The Atlanta Falcons were low key about clinching the fifth division title in franchise history.
The Falcons (11-1) wrapped up the NFC South on Sunday when Tampa Bay lost at Denver 31-23, handing Atlanta its second division championship in three years. But this team won’t be satisfied unless it reaches the Super Bowl.
“Just the first step in a long journey,” center Todd McClure, the team’s senior player, wrote on Twitter. “We still have a lot of work to do.”
Linebacker Sean Weatherspoon, a rookie on Atlanta’s last division-winning team, expressed a similar sentiment.
“The last time we won the division I was too amp!” he tweeted. “This time it’s just like… OK, now lets accomplish the [next] goal!”