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00:02 You just said the Falcons have been playing close games every game this season.
00:05 They seem to be coming out on top of a lot of them.
00:08 This week they play the Washington Commanders who've really struggled on defense.
00:12 Howell has been very hit or miss a quarterback, one great game, one bad game.
00:16 And even in the game they lost last Thursday night,
00:18 he ended up having a pretty good game.
00:20 A lot in comeback fashion against Chicago, but
00:22 as the commander's defense is brutal.
00:24 Total is 42 and a half in this one, a lot of low totals again, Jacob.
00:29 And that's just the nature of the NFL.
00:31 Everyone talks about all these offenses in the NFL, but no one's scoring.
00:34 >> Yeah, it's been a bad year for scoring.
00:37 And you see that in just the weekly roundup on red zone.
00:41 You see that in fantasy matchups where some teams will go off for
00:44 massive weeks and other people will be hanging in the 50s or 60s.
00:47 It's just been kind of that type of year.
00:50 Some offenses just aren't clicking.
00:51 I think this game has the potential to be a very low scoring one.
00:55 I would lean on the low total there and go under it as scary as that may sound.
00:59 Washington's defense, they're playing so
01:03 far below the level of the personnel that they have.
01:05 That it scares me to back them in this place because I know that the Falcons
01:09 don't move the ball well via the pass, but Desmond Ritter's been looking better
01:13 lately, Drake London's been getting a little more involved.
01:16 So I can see them moving the ball, maybe not easily on Washington, but
01:19 consistently, especially if they can get that ground game going.
01:23 DeJohn Robinson has looked very good with the ball in his hand.
01:26 So I like the Falcons here.
01:28 My problem backing them is, like you said,
01:30 they play just really close games.
01:31 So I mean, they could win this game by a field goal, but
01:34 do I really wanna bet on that?
01:36 I'm not sure.
01:37 And I think Washington could be primed for a bounce back.
01:39 They just got embarrassed by the Bears and have extra time to prepare.
01:42 So I expect a close game.
01:44 I'm gonna lean on Atlanta a little bit here.
01:46 I just, I don't wanna trust Washington at this point.
01:49 I think Atlanta's slightly better, but
01:51 this is another real coin toss, pick them type game.
01:53 So a lot of them are gonna look like that this week.
01:55 So you're just gonna kind of have to hold your nose and say,
01:57 this is the team I like.
01:58 I'm rolling with them, even with the points.
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