Falcons’ late-season collapse isn’t surprising, and how dangerous are the Seahawks? Boston 25 News [Video]

The postseason is rapidly approaching, clearing up the image as far as teams that have a shot to make the playoffs over the final month of the season. This week’s Four Verts starts with a team that has, perhaps unsurprisingly, rapidly fallen down the standings after a month-long skid.

Falcons blowing the divisional race is peak Falcons

Of course. It was never going to be easy. After a 6-3 start with a chokehold on the NFC South, the Falcons’ season came to a screeching halt with a four-game losing streak that has them at 6-7 and, currently, out of the playoff picture. Calamity sticks to this team like an illness and its latest bout with its disease ended with 21 fourth-quarter points for the Minnesota Vikings in a 42-21 loss on the road. The investment in Kirk Cousins quickly went from being a great move that stabilized the franchise to a disaster that already has his future with the team in doubt.

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