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Recap: Falcons 26 Rams 13
Age and cunning will always quash youth and enthusiasm, and the Falcons postseason experience paid dividends in L.A this weekend. The Falcons turned in an outstanding defensive performance to completely stuff the Rams' high octane offense. To make matters worse, the Coliseum was less like a football stadium and more like a hockey rink. Running backs and receivers slipped left and right, and Matt Ryan almost got decapitated in the third quarter. The Rams looked like they had reverted to their 2016 selves, owing perhaps to their inexperience in January play. I can imagine this team overlooked the Falcons, believing they would still be trying to get over their Super Bowl hangover. Unfortunately for them, the Falcons drank ten pounds of espresso and now look like one of the best teams in the NFC. Also, going against what I predicted, the Falcons did not choke this game away, instead turning in a better performance in the second half than the first. Devonta Freeman was absolutely on point, and the Rams couldn't do anything to slow this bird down. Todd Gurley ran well for the Rams too, but the need for a good passing performance by Jared Goff was not realized. Hopefully the Rams can keep their momentum going into next season, and perhaps make another run at the Lombardi. This team is still young, and has time to synchronize and perfect everything they've set up this year. The Falcons now head to Philly to take on Nick Foles and the Eagles, which probably means they're headed to the NFC Championship game. My hats off to you, Falcons; it's not often you see teams recover from Super Bowl hangovers quite like this.
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