ATLANTA (AP) — Talk about two teams heading in opposite directions. After a sluggish beginning to the Kirk Cousins era, the Atlanta Falcons (4-2) have ripped off three straight victories to bolster hopes of their first winning season and playoff appearance since 2017. They host the Seattle Seahawks (3-3) on Sunday, looking to take advantage of a slumping team that has dropped three straight after a promising start.
The Falcons haven’t had a four-game winning streak since 2019. “In this league, it’s so important that you stack performances because they’re each their own entity and they really don’t carry over,” Cousins said. “When things are going well, you feel like you’ve got to go back out and earn it again and not get bored or get complacent with the process that it takes to win.
” Seattle looked like one of the league's better teams through Week 3. Then things suddenly went south under first-year coach Mike Macdonald, whose team has given up an average of nearly 36 points a game during its skid. “It's all in front of us,” Macdonald said.
“Hey, there's an opportunity for us to become a really great team. Now we've got to go do it.” The Falcons have a dynamic duo in the backfield with Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier .
Last Sunday in a 38-20 victory at Carolina , Robinson rushed 95 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 6.3 yards per carry. Allgeier added 105 yards and a score, rumbling for an average of 5.
8 yards each time he time he got the ball. .
