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Three New England Patriots the Atlanta Falcons Must Slow Down

By LaDarius Brown

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - DECEMBER 27: Dante Fowler Jr. #56 of the Atlanta Falcons runs on to the field with his teammates before the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on December 27, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - DECEMBER 27: Dante Fowler Jr. #56 of the Atlanta Falcons runs on to the field with his teammates before the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on December 27, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /
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ARLINGTON, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 14: Matt Ryan #2 of the Atlanta Falcons looks to throw a pass against the Dallas Cowboys during the first quarter at AT&T Stadium on November 14, 2021 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 14: Matt Ryan #2 of the Atlanta Falcons looks to throw a pass against the Dallas Cowboys during the first quarter at AT&T Stadium on November 14, 2021 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

The Atlanta Falcons are coming off a 43-3 loss on the road to the Dallas Cowboys. It was the second-fewest scored by Atlanta this season. The Falcons scored six in Week One versus the Eagles.

It was the worst loss of the short Arthur Smith era and destroyed what momentum this team seemed to have. The Falcons had the final wildcard spot in the NFC before the loss and viewed the Cowboys game as a bit of a test.

If it were a test the Falcons didn’t manage to answer one question correctly in the debacle. Luckily Atlanta gets a quick turnaround playing on Thursday night with a chance to erase what happened on Sunday. The defense has a chance to play a quarterback who is coming off of blowing out the Cleveland Browns.

Atlanta has to hope the defense can show a bit of improvement and keep them in this game. Not allowing Mac to drive up and down the field as they did with Dak Prescott.

The 43 points allowed are easily the most points allowed by the Falcons this season. On Thursday, they host the New England Patriots, winners of five of their last six games. The question is what three of the Patriots should head coach Arthur Smith focus on slowing down?

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