The New England Patriots have played two games versus NFC South teams so far, winning both by a combined score of 67-32. In order to make it 3-0 against the division, they will have to beat the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.

An up-and-down team so far this season, the Falcons have played some good football even though inconsistency has hurt them. Nonetheless, even at 3-4 they are no pushovers as a look at their core info shows.

Falcons key stats

Playing in a division that has had its issues in the past few years, the Falcons seemed like a potential candidate to sneak into the playoffs as a wild card team before the season. While that might still happen, the current 11 seed in the NFC has some work to do as a look at the stats shows.

Record: 3-4 (3rd NFC South) Scoring differential: -34 (22

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