Atlanta Falcons: 3 Bold predictions in Week 17 vs. Buccaneers

2. Falcons will get off to fast start once again

One thing that has happened a decent amount this season has been Atlanta’s ability to get out to a hot start and build a lead early on in games.

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More often than not, that’s a great thing for a team to see happen and oftentimes leading to victory at any point in the season. But for the Falcons, that hasn’t really been the case.

On multiple different occasions this year, Atlanta has blown large leads both at home and on the road after getting out to a quick start in a game. Most recently, that happened against this Tampa Bay team that Atlanta is facing in Week 17, with the Falcons blowing a 17-point advantage in the first game of the year against the Buccaneers a few weeks ago.

Although games oftentimes end in disappointment for Atlanta at the end of the four quarters, the Falcons will mirror what they were able to accomplish in Week 15 against the Buccaneers and will come out firing yet again in the final game of the regular season on Sunday.

Now, will that end up resulting in a win for Atlanta against Tampa Bay? I think we all already know that answer. But the Falcons will at least get off to a fast start and will come out taking chances to try and end the year with a win against a NFC South opponent.