ATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Falcons were low key regarding clinching that fifth division 7steps around franchise history.
The Falcons (11-1) wrapped in place the particular NFC South on Sunday any time Tampa Bay misplaced at Denver 31-23, handing Atlanta it's following division shining within three years. But this team shouldn't get satisfied unless it gets to the particular Super Bowl.
Linebacker Sean Weatherspoon, a fresh upon Atlanta's previous division-winning team, depicted much the same sentiment.
"The last time period we received the particular dividing I has been too amp!" they tweeted. "This period it is really simply like. OK, now enables achieve the (next) goal!"
The Falcons could right now convert their attention in order to safe-guarding home-field advantages during the entire NFC playoffs. After San Francisco as well as Chicago equally lost about Sunday, Atlanta merely should acquire two of its previous some games to help make sure it will not should embark on this roads prior to Super Bowl.
The category 7steps continues to be a great afterthought days gone by couple weeks because the Falcons progressively drawn from the Tampa Bay, New Orleans and also Carolina. They many but locked up the shining continue Thursday evening which has a 23-13 conquer New Orleans.
Atlanta also picked up the actual NFC South in 2004, and captured NFC West crowns inside 1980 as well as 1998.
"We don't worry regarding it," quarterback Matt Ryan said. "We don't believe that far ahead. One from the points I've mastered inside my personal five years is definitely that will if you're concerning regarding what you're planning to do in January inside September, October, November plus December, you will be losing your time."
The Falcons can employ December that will song up for your playoffs and obtain quite a few people healthy, such as cornerback Asante Samuel, who may have happen to be slowed by the shoulder injury.
Also, Atlanta is definitely excited to help turn all around their recent history connected with flopping from the postseason. The workforce was one-and-done throughout it has the last some playoff looks dating returning to 2008, Ryan's rookie year.
"I've tried to keep that week-to-week focus," that quarterback said, "but with the same time, we have now had a few sour seems in the teeth at the conclusion in the very last couple regarding seasons. So with any luck , we shall include an opportunity to be able to change that."
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