The Atlanta Falcons face a must-win scenario against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. Here are 3 reasons why they’ll definitely win in Week 17.
The Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers meet up in, arguably, the biggest game on the NFL’s Week 17 schedule. While the Panthers have already clinched a playoff-berth with their win over the Bucs in Week 16, the Dirty Birds are still knocking on the door of the postseason heading into the last weekend of the year.
It’s pretty simple for Atlanta, as a win over their division-rivals will earn them a spot in the NFC Playoffs next weekend. However, a loss combined with a Seahawks win over the Cardinals would end their season. No pressure.
Falcons fans know how important this NFC South match-up with Carolina is this weekend, but the main concern surrounds the 53-man roster. This is was one of the most-talented teams in the league heading into 2017, but numerous mental-errors have cost Atlanta a plethora of winnable games this year.
Fans aren’t worried if the Falcons are capable of playing well against the Panthers in Week 17, they are more concerned if this team will actually execute. That means Atlanta’s big problem of dropping passes has to end and they cannot afford to turn over the football against a good secondary.
With that said, take a look a three reasons why I believe the Falcons will beat the Panthers this weekend in the following pages.