The Bow Tie Chronicles: What happened against the Vikings?

Here’s the 29th episode of The Bow Tie Chronicles podcast. After losing to the Minnesota Vikings 14-9, the Falcons are now 7-5 and would not make the playoffs if the regular-season ended today. They would be the seventh seed. The Falcons had their three-game winning streak snapped, the Vikings held Julio Jones to two catches for 24 yards and snapped Matt Ryan’s streak of 30 games with at least one touchdown pass.

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D. Orlando Ledbetter

D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq is the award-winning Atlanta Falcons beat writer for the newspaper, has been on the staff since 2003. Every day D. Orlando strives to provide inside in the Falcons and the NFL. He finds the most joy in providing insight into the team, the coaching moves, the offseason business moves, the draft and the games.

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