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Falcons Squander Late Chances, Fall to Chiefs on Sunday Night Football: 3 Observations
Israel Dagg • September 23rd, 2024 9:09 pm
The Atlanta Falcons (1-2) suffered a 22-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs (3-0) on Sunday Night Football inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
On a night in which owner Arthur Blank was inducted into the team's Ring of Honor at halftime, the Falcons had multiple chances to win late but couldn't capitalize and ultimately dropped a primetime heartbreaker.
Here are three takeaways from Atlanta's second loss in as many home games.
Offense Fails to Finish Late
The Falcons had a pair of chances in the fourth quarter. Planted at the Chiefs' 7-yard line inside of five minutes to play, Atlanta had a pair of passes from quarterback Kirk Cousins fall incomplete.
On the following possession, the Falcons marched into Chiefs territory -- but on 4th and inches, an outside sweep to running back Bijan Robinson was stopped in the backfield for a loss.
Atlanta finished the game just 2-of-9 on third down and 1-of-3 on fourth down, combining to go just 3-of-9. The Chiefs, meanwhile, were 6-of-13 and 1-of-1, respectively.
Falcons Defense Shines Late-- But Not Enough
Kansas City's offense moved the ball at will in the third quarter but failed to do much in the fourth. The unit had just 16 net yards and no first downs.
