Predicting the Atlanta Falcons season: Weeks 5 through 8

Sep 30, 2018; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Falcons defensive back Desmond Trufant (21) breaks up a pass intended for Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tyler Boyd (83) during the second half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 30, 2018; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Falcons defensive back Desmond Trufant (21) breaks up a pass intended for Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tyler Boyd (83) during the second half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 12, 2021; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Atlanta Falcons linebacker Mykal Walker (3) returns an interception thrown by Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (not pictured) for a touchdown during the second quarter at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports /

Weeks five through eight will be the most difficult stretch for the Atlanta Falcons

We are making our way through the Atlanta Falcons’ season by predicting each and every game, this time we will go through weeks five through eight with final score predictions.

If you missed the first edition then you really need to go back and look through it by clicking the link right below.

Read: Predicting the Atlanta Falcons’ season, weeks 1 through 4.

Anyways, let’s assume you have gone through it now. It will not be an easy stretch to begin the year. When you take on a division rival in the first week of the season, you never know what may happen, and then to follow that up by playing the defending Super Bowl Champions — not at all easy.

The week after will be one of Atlanta’s easier games that they must win, followed by a game against a team that has a huge question mark surrounding them.

The sad part is that following week four it will not get any easier, in fact, it probably gets even more difficult.

They take on a team that they have lost four straight against, then a team that made it to the conference championship last season, followed by the other Super Bowl representative from last season.

The good news is that week eight should be a very winnable game, but let’s get to the Falcons’ week five through eight predictions: