Would We Have Taken Atlanta?

[Super_Kazuya]

I could be wrong but I thought we were just as good in points per drive. We just didn't have as many drives as the Falcons have because of our offensive style.

It's not an official stat but every source I can find has the Falcons leading the league in points per drive by a mile.

Barnwell wrote an article recently about the Falcons historic offense, in case anyone missed it:
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/pag...tlanta-falcons-just-good-offense-historic-one

 

[links18]

We weren't even the second best team in the NFC come playoff time.

 

[crashintonickdm]

we couldnt even handle GB. no, we wouldve lost today.

 

[robjay04]

It's not an official stat but every source I can find has the Falcons leading the league in points per drive by a mile.

Barnwell wrote an article recently about the Falcons historic offense, in case anyone missed it:
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/pag...tlanta-falcons-just-good-offense-historic-one

I stand corrected. I'm not sure where I read that statistic but at some point during the latter part of the season, I read wrong information I assume.

 

[Gameover]

I doubt it. Young Shanny has done for them what his daddy did for the 49ers in 1994.

They ran over us in a game we started 20-0.

 

[robjay04]

I doubt it. Young Shanny has done for them what his daddy did for the 49ers in 1994.

They ran over us in a game we started 20-0.

You're talking about last season with Randle, Williams and Weeden as our big 3?

Ok

Anyways, I wouldn't have bet on the cowboys in this game. Falcons seem hungry, they've came up short and have been labeled chokers for awhile and this may be their time.

 

[canters]

Atlanta has more team speed on offense than us. But they are like Seattle in that it is hard to beat them in their place. Outside their place they are beatable.

Green Bay is just snake bitten today. They can't do anything right.

 

[KJJ]

We wouldn't have beaten Atlanta they have way too many weapons for our defense to defend but of course the FANS on this board will claim we would have had no problem with the Falcons. lol

 

[CF74]

Only chance would be to play keep away with ball control like we did we GB... oh wait

 

[erod]

Atlanta 45
Dallas 24

 

[ryanbabs]

Even if we got by the Packers, do you believe we would've been able to take Atlanta? Honesty? I think they would've shredded us like they are GB.

Well if we played the way we should and run the ball, it would be very close...probably a lot like the Steelers game. As bad as our D played, it's a WHOLE lot better than that crap GB has. Still baffling we lost to that garbage and our coaches should be ashamed.

 

[willia451]

With this coaching staff?

 

[NumOneQB]

Hard to say. I think Dallas would've taken Atlanta down to the wire. The Dallas D couldn't stop GB, they sure as hell weren't stopping Atlanta. Julio Jones would've done as much damage to Dallas as he's done to GB, today..

 

[MRV52]

Never know.. We didn't finish the fight.

I wish they would seriously make another Finish the Fight Videos stating that this is the last Finish the Fight Video.

 

[vlad]

Atlanta in the Super Bowl just sounds wrong.

 

[DC Cowboy]

Even if we got by the Packers, do you believe we would've been able to take Atlanta? Honesty? I think they would've shredded us like they are GB.

ONLY IF we would have stuck to our run game.

 

[percyhoward]

It's not an official stat but every source I can find has the Falcons leading the league in points per drive by a mile.

They averaged 3.06 points per drive this season. The 2013 Broncos weren't even that good.

If Atlanta faces the Patriots in the SB, it's going to be interesting, because NE's defense hasn't been tested at all.

 

[scottsp]

Hard to say, but Dallas had a tough time dealing with a Packer offense missing its top WR and zero threat of a running game. This one would have been very tough to get, IMO.

 

[lukin2006]

I think we would have been more competitive than GB...but no we do not beat Atlanta.

 

[percyhoward]

"Falcons have the #1 scoring offense, while Patriots have the #1 defense in points allowed."

You'll hear that stat a lot if the Patriots win tonight. But what you won't hear so much is that the Falcons did it against the league's 2nd-toughest schedule of defenses, while the Patriots faced the league's easiest schedule of offenses.