Paced by the league's top overall defense, the Atlanta Falcons look to earn their third straight win on Sunday night when they travel to Santa Clara, Calif., to face the battered San Francisco 49ers.

Atlanta (3-2) has picked up consecutive wins against reigning conference finalists with home victories over the Washington Commanders and Buffalo Bills. For a team looking to snap a seven-year postseason drought, it's the Falcons' defense that has spearheaded the impressive two-week stretch.

Led by first-year coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, Atlanta allows a league-low 253.4 yards per game and its 14 sacks are almost halfway to last season's total of 31, which ranked worst in the NFC.

Last time out, the Falcons held 2024 MVP Josh Allen to 180 passing yards while intercepting him twice and sacking

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