2 Weeks in a row DEFENSE FAILED to Close!!

Elvis said
You called special teams offense. It was well deserved.

Once the ball is kicked, what is the punting team doing? Defending the return team from trying to score, right?

So if the kicking team is defending its endzone, what does that make the return team? 🤔 What is the return team defending?

I apologize that you’re really hung up on this aspect of my post and not the actual discussion at hand.

DSnfla said
SMH , it's simple. It's the offense's job to get the lead, ESPECIALLY at the very end of the game. It's the defense's job to protect the lead ESPECIALLY at the very end of the game. PERIOD

Sure, they got the lead late and failed to manage the clock in the process. Falcons should’ve never even had a shot without any timeouts.

Offense should’ve gotten the lead by the end of the 2nd quarter, or by the 3rd quarter, or early in the 4th quarter with how the defense was playing. They could’ve built a sizable lead with the opportunities the defense afforded them but they didn’t. Just kept pissing away drives because they couldn’t adjust.