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The Falcons have improved on defense, but it’s been a long time since they played an opponent that can score like the Saints. In fact, since playing the Packers on Oct. 30, the Falcons have faced a series of bad-to-mediocre offensive teams.
That’s not the way Falcons safety Ricardo Allen sees it, though. He pointed to some of his teammates in the locker room, members of the No. 1 offense in the NFL, and said the defense sees the best competition in practice.
“We go against the best offense in the league every week, so I think we are ready,” Allen said. “When you talk about weapons, we probably have the most as a team here. So when we go against other team, we go against some pretty good match ups (in practice) so I think we fare pretty well.”
Statistically, the Falcons still rank low in several defensive categories. But there’s little question that the Falcons have improved since the Packers scored 32 points while gaining 5.5 yards per play, including five plays of 20 yards or more.
The Falcons held the Buccaneers to 14 points before easing off once the score got lopsided. The Falcons held the Eagles to 24 points in spite of disadvantageous field position for much of the game.
By Michael Cunningham - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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