Last week: 5 (+3)

Record: 3-0

As many good teams as there are in the NFC, there isn’t a clear favorite. Maybe I just like poking holes in teams. Atlanta, however, is the best the NFC has right now and the favorite to represent them in the Super Bowl. The hole you can poke in them is that they rank just 10^th in yards per play differential and they’re dominating the turnover battle with a whopping +10. However, they can’t continue to count on that going forward. Eventually, they’ll have to beat a team when they don’t dominate or win the turnover battle. They haven’t done that yet, though they’ve looked awfully good.

Atlanta Falcons

Studs

C Todd McClure: Didn’t allow a pressure on 46 pass block snaps, run blocked for 56 yards on 12 attempts

RT Tyson Clabo: Allowed 1 quarterback hurry on 43 pass block snaps, run blocked for 17 yards on 5 attempts

TE Tony Gonzalez: Caught 9 passes for 91 yards and a touchdown on 11 attempts on 45 pass snaps, 2.1 YAC per catch 1 interception when thrown to

CB Asante Samuel: Allowed 4 catches for 31 yards on 7 attempts, 5 solo tackles, 1 assist, 2 stops, 1 missed tackle

FS Thomas DeCoud: Did not allow a completion on 4 attempts, 2 interceptions, 1 pass deflection, 4 solo tackles, 2 stops, 1 missed tackle

Duds

LG Justin Blalock: Allowed 4 quarterback hurries on 47 pass block snaps, run blocked for 1 yard on 1 attempt

LE Ray Edwards: Did not record a pressure on 20 pass rush snaps, 1 solo tackle, 1 assist, 1 stop

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