3 Atlanta Falcons who impressed against the Los Angeles Chargers

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Nov 6, 2022; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith on the sideline against the Los Angeles Chargers in the second quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports /

3. Arthur Smith

Arthur Smith deserves immense credit for what he continues to accomplish with what is objectively a bad roster. He has a defense that can rarely get stops on third and long, a quarterback he cannot trust, and still clearly lacking a player who can rush the quarterback consistently, and yet the Falcons are 4-5 and have been in a position to win nearly every game this season.

Outside of the loss to the Bengals, it is hard to point to one single game the Falcons didn’t have a chance to win. A Koo miss and continued struggles from Mariota hurt the Falcons in this game, however, they were still in a position to win and could have easily come away with the victory if not for a missed deep ball to Kyle Pitts and a fumble recovery that was subsequently fumbled back to the Chargers to set up the game-winning field goal.

Arthur Smith is more than doing his job this season and despite the loss continues to prove he is the right coach to change the Falcons.

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