With the Atlanta Falcons’ first win under their belt, head coach Raheem Morris addressed the team’s next area of concern on Monday: finding the end zone.
In their 22-6 road win over Minnesota on Sunday night, the Falcons made five trips to the red zone, resulting in four field goals before they finally broke through for a game-sealing touchdown with 3:22 left.
Ahead of a second straight road test, this time against NFC South foe Carolina, Morris is well aware of the issue at hand.
“We did not do a great job in the red zone, that’s for sure,” Morris said. “Fortunately for us, our defense held their team to almost the same poor play. …
“I’m ecstatic to not have that conversation (of being 0-2). You learn from the lessons, the things you want to do better. You can be harder on yourself, w