Before coming to Atlanta, Arthur Smith spent 10 years with Tennessee, where he helped QB Ryan Tannehill have his best seasons.
Smith, always careful to not make one game seem more important than another to him or his team, admits that Sunday's game holds personal connections, but it's just another game he wants his team to win.."I was fortunate to be there for 10 years, but it's going to be about the players for us and the Titans on Sunday. A lot of good friends and colleagues that I was fortunate to work with. Some of them are still on the coaching staff.
A trip home isn't as significant for Smith as a trip, period — the Falcons have struggled on the road, losing eight in a row before Sunday's win in Tampa, and 11 of their past 13 road games. If they're going to hold onto their divisional lead, they'll need to change that. They alternate road and home games for the next nine weeks, with the chance to take care of business against teams with losing records away from home.
Atlanta comes in as a first-place team, but the Falcons have their share of problems as well. Ridder has had three turnovers in each of the past two games, with three interceptions in the second half of a loss at the, and three red-zone fumbles in Sunday's win against the Bucs. The Falcons have the second-worst turnover margin in the NFL at minus-7, something else they'll need to change if they want to win consistently the rest of the way.
The Falcons have one of the easiest schedules in the league, and none of their 10 remaining opponents has a winning record right now. None of their four wins came against teams with a winning record, so they have a path to a division title just by getting it done consistently against teams with worse records. That starts with Sunday and Tennessee, and another chance to validate themselves as the team to beat in the NFC South.
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