The Atlanta Falcons defeated what many would argue is a more talented Carolina Panthers team, 29-21, in Week 14 to move to 6-7 on the year.
Despite a roster full of unproven players with little depth or salary cap space, the Falcons are simply finding a way to stay alive each week. Head coach Arthur Smith deserves his share of credit for keeping the team focused and not letting a bad game — or stretch of bad games — snowball into another bad season.
With four weeks left, Atlanta is second place in the NFC South and very much in play for the final NFC playoff seed. After the game, Smith discussed his team’s latest road win.