As disappointing as the Atlanta Falcons continue to be, it's not an unfamiliar feeling for the franchise.

With Sunday's 37-9 bludgeoning at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta (4-9) secured its eighth straight losing season and eighth that will end without a postseason berth. Only the New York Jets -- who will miss their 16th straight playoffs in January -- own a longer streak of futility in the NFL.

The Falcons' final month of the regular season will mark another December of inconsequential football as the role no team wants to play, which is that of spoiler.

"That's awful. You never want to be in this spot," Atlanta head coach Raheem Morris said Monday of being eliminated from postseason contention. "The job is just to go out and play spoiler right now and you've got a Tampa Ba

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