ATLANTA — The Falcons have lost two straight and five of their last seven, and while they're only a game behind the first-place Saints in the NFC South, there's a larger question to answer: Who do they really trust on this team? They've flipped from Desmond Ridder to Taylor Heinicke at quarterback, and Heinicke had a costly turnover but did enough in his first start to score 28 points and have the lead with a minute to play in Atlanta's three-point loss to the Vikings.
In the final five minutes of the first half, up 11-3 and in control, the Falcons allowed Dobbs to convert on third-and-8, third-and-11 and third-and-10 on the same drive, going to halftime with just a one-point lead. Staked to a lead again with 2:08 to play, the Falcons again couldn't close out the deal, as Dobbs converted another third down, then a fourth-and-7, and then the game-winning touchdown on a third-and-4 at the 6-yard line.
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