GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Atlanta Falcons mounted a massive second-half comeback Sunday afternoon, rallying from 17 down to get within a point of Arizona.
All they needed was an extra point to tie the game and possibly send it to overtime, giving them a chance to pull out a much-needed win.
When Matt Bryant’s kick sailed wide left with 1:53 left, the Falcons fell flat again, adding another way to lose in a season quickly spiraling away from them. Of all of Atlanta’s 2019 missteps, though, the 34-33 loss to the Cardinals may hurt the worst – and possibly be the final act of coach Dan Quinn’s career with the Falcons.
“You put everything into it, and I told the team, knowing you could get your heart broken,” Quinn said. “That is was happened today.”
The Falcons, who fell to 1-5 for the first time since 2007, arrived in the desert early, heading straight from the previous Sunday’s defeat in Houston to Phoenix for a week of preparation to face the Cardinals (2-3-1).