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Locked On Falcons: Reaction to Falcons 48-25 Loss to Bucs in Week 2

Jeremy Brener | Sep 20, 2021

When a team loses by 23 points, it's never a good thing. However, the Atlanta Falcons had a good opportunity to take the game back into their hands Sunday after digging themselves into an early hole.

After trailing 28-10 early in the third quarter, the Falcons scored 15 unanswered points to come within a field goal of the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They forced a three-and-out to get the ball back with a chance to take the lead early in the fourth quarter.

Instead, they surrendered 20 fourth-quarter points including two interceptions for touchdowns by Tampa defensive back Mike Edwards.

Even though the final score wasn't pretty, the Falcons showed life in this game, something they cannot say about their Week 1 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. There are negatives galore - being 0-2 and outscored by a combined 49 points is ugly - but this team did show progress and produce better effort and end result Sunday compared to their season opener, and that can keep the glass half full.

On this episode of "Locked On Falcons," host Aaron Freeman shares his takeaways from the Falcons' 48-25 loss to the Buccaneers in Week 2.

He summarizes the game and looks at some questionable decisions by head coach Arthur Smith, before discussing the play-calling and the explosiveness on offense, progress made by the offensive line, and the struggles on special teams.

He also discusses whether the outcome of this game should be looked "glass half-full" or "glass half-empty."

Aaron deals with all that and more on this episode of "Locked On Falcons." For more podcasts and information, join us here.

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Published Sep 20, 2021

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.