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NFL Power Rankings, Week 15: Packers take top seed, Eagles sparked by Jalen Hurts

By Randy Gurzi

Dec 13, 2020; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams (17) celebrates after a touchdown during the first quarter against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 13, 2020; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams (17) celebrates after a touchdown during the first quarter against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /
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Previous: 24th. Atlanta Falcons. 26. team. 44. .

There’s no denying that this season went in the wrong direction for the Atlanta Falcons. They entered the season with hopes that they could rediscover their magic from the  2016 season when they went to the Super Bowl, but instead, they fell apart. It got so bad that head coach Dan Quinn was fired as was general manager Thomas Dimitroff.

With them out, the Falcons turned to Raheem Morris as interim manager and he started out well with this team. For a while, it seemed as though he would be in the mix for the full-time job but his star has faded in the past four weeks.

Atlanta is 1-3 in that stretch with two losses to the New Orleans Saints and this latest loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Oddly enough, they had a 43-6 blowout win over the Las Vegas Raiders mixed in there but then things got weird again on Sunday. Against the Chargers, the Falcons put up just 17 points with Matt Ryan having one of the worst performances of the season.

Ryan had three interceptions including one on the final drive for Atlanta as they looked to break a 17-17 tie. Instead, he gave the ball to the Chargers and had to watch as Justin Herbert led his team to the win.

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