ATLANTA — What a difference a year makes for the Atlanta Falcons.
Through nine games last season, Atlanta had a losing record, inept quarterback play and questionable coaching decisions. After Sunday’s 27-21 win over the visiting Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, the Falcons have righted all three of those wrongs.
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