The Atlanta Falcons hosted the Seattle Seahawks in Week 14, but failed to handle the business. Seattle rolled to a 37-9 win, officially knocking Atlanta out of playoff contention and extending the franchise’s drought to eight straight seasons. And after the loss, Raheem Morris didn’t bother dressing it up.

“You can’t give up back-breaking plays that allow your team to self-destruct when you’re playing a really tight football game like that,” Morris said of his team’s second-half collapse. “That first half, that was what the team should look like if you can find a way to not have those penalties.”

Atlanta actually hung around in the first half. They went into halftime tied 6-6, keeping the game exactly where they wanted it. But the second half came out flat as the Falcons could

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