Falcons Fall To 3-3, Third Place In NFC South
October 19th, 2025
Falcons owner Artie Blank.
What a quality Sunday night it was.
Joe thoroughly enjoyed watching the overrated Falcons (3-3) fall at San Francisco (5-2), the banged up team the Bucs thumped by 11 points last weekend in Tampa.
Atlanta struggled to run the ball, which is the strength of their team. That put the game on the back of Falcons quarterback Michael Penix and Atlanta scored just 10 points, half the 49ers’ total.
A week ago, the Bucs contained 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey all game. Tonight, McCaffrey had 199 yards from scrimmage with two touchdowns.
With a 5-1 record entering tomorrow night’s game, the Bucs can put a lot of distance between themselves and Atlanta in the NFC South with a “W” at Detroit. As Joe wrote earlier, the Panthers are 4-3 after beating the Jets this afternoon.
Carolina beat the Falcons 30-0 earlier this season. Carolina hosts the Bills next week while Atlanta hosts the sorry Dolphins.