Re: ATL/TB
 

Atlanta's defense turns to paper in the 4th quarter - they should have tried to kill the clock some when they had 1st and goal at the 2 before they went up 24-17 - esp. with Hall out. (I think they scored on 1st down - didn't see the game.) Bad defenses should take that strategy a lot.

Re: ATL/TB
 

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Atlanta's defense turns to paper in the 4th quarter

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Their strong pass defense is pretty much an illusion brought on by an easy schedule.

I mean, who, aside from New England and Seattle, have they faced that's a great passing team? They've played teams like the whole NFC North, the rest of the NFC East, and the NFC South. I guess you could argue Carolina or maybe Philly falls into that category, but I'm not so sure.