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Vaughn McClure | ESPN Staff Writer
ATLANTA -- As much as the Atlanta Falcons try to preach focusing on the next game, they can't ignore what Sunday's last-second loss to the Dallas Cowboys meant in the grand scheme of things.
A team that entered the season touted to be a Super Bowl contender and possibly the first squad to play a Super Bowl in its home stadium now sits at 4-6. According to ESPN Stats & Information, only 12 teams out of 163 since 1990 have qualified for the playoffs after starting 4-6.
The last team to do it was the 2016 Green Bay Packers, who rattled of six consecutive victories to finish 10-6, win their division, and make it all the way to the NFC Championship game, before falling to the Falcons. ...
Jake Matthews' cousin, Clay, was on that Green Bay team. Maybe the Falcons left tackle can help his team duplicate the feat.
"Stranger things have happened, man," Matthews said. ...
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