Atlanta Falcons: Time to find out if the red helmets have the mojo!

The Atlanta Falcons will be playing their second, and final game of 2022 in the newly returned red throwback helmets on Sunday.

The first time we saw them this year, it resulted in a convincing win over a team that everyone is talking about as a favorite to make the Super Bowl.

We will figure out soon if the Atlanta Falcons’ throwback helmets have the magic

When the NFL announced that they had rescinded the one-helmet rule, there probably wasn’t a more excited fanbase than the Atlanta Falcons’ fanbase, because obviously, they have the best-looking throwback helmet in the league.

It took six weeks into the regular season before we got to see them in live action for the first time in about a decade. They debuted them against the San Francisco 49ers in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. It was only fitting that they would wear them against their old NFC West rivals.

They took the field with the red caps and dominated the 49ers. The Falcons won the game by a score of 28 to 14. The defense played exceptionally and the offense was almost perfect.

Marcus Mariota went 13/14 for 129 yards and three touchdowns. They also rushed for 168 yards. There was nothing flashy about the offense, instead, they were simply efficient.

On defense, they intercepted Jimmy Garoppolo twice and held George Kittle, Deebo Samuel, and Brandon Aiyuk each under 100 yards. Although Aiyuk did reach the endzone a couple of times.

Now, we are going into week 13 and the Falcons are preparing to take on the Steelers in the red helmets. If they dominate on Sunday, then we know that it is the helmets that bring out the best in this team. Hopefully, they do, so we have an excuse to see them more often in 2023.

Although their current helmets are awesome, they could just switch to the red helmets full-time and destroy their opponents every week. Just a thought.