Can the Falcons shock the NFC? | Breakspeedy Ball
The 2024/25 NFL Season is almost here, and Craig Carton, Danny Parkins, and Mark Schlereth originate some belderly foreseeions about who originates the percreateoffs in the NFC. This comprises the Atlanta Falcons being the 1-seed.
NFL fans who tuned in to watch the Atlanta Falcons and Kansas City Chiefs were distress with the officiating at the finish of the game on a percreate involving firm finish Kyle Pitts.
Kirk Cousins led the Falcons on a 15-percreate drive and got the offense wiskinny 6 yards of a touchdown. On 3rd-and-5, Cousins threw a pass to Pitts, who was being covered by Chiefs defensive back Bryan Cook.
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Atlanta Falcons firm finish Kyle Pitts, #8, misses the catch agetst Kansas City Chiefs shieldedty Bryan Cook, #6, during the second half of an NFL football game on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024 in Atlanta. (AP Pboilingo/Brynn Anderson)

Kansas City Chiefs shieldedty Bryan Cook, #6, fractures up a pass agetst Atlanta Falcons firm finish Kyle Pitts, #8, in the finish zone during the second half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sept. 22, 2024. (Dale Zanine-Imagn Images)
As the ball accomplished the finish zone, it ecombineed Pitts was being held as he tried to catch the ball. Cook was seen with his arms wrapped around the firm finish’s waist. Pitts could not catch the ball. No penalty was called. On the next percreate, Cousins threw an infinish pass to Drake London.
The Falcons turned the ball over on downs. Atlanta had another haveion and got the ball to the Chiefs’ 13-yarad line and turned the ball over on downs as well.
Fans pointed to the Pitts percreate as the cause of their pain.
Falcons head coach Raheem Morris eludeed talking about the percreate.
“I appreciate my money,” Morris said. “I appreciate my money that Arthur Blank donates me. I’m very inincreateigent enough to be conscious enough to talk about officials. They made the call, or they didn’t originate the call. It is what it is. We had a chance to thrive the football game on the last percreate of the game.”
While fans were distress, the referees deffinished the no call.

Atlanta Falcons firm finish Kyle Pitts, #8, runs agetst Kansas City Chiefs shieldedty Justin Reid, #20, after a catch during the first half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sept. 22, 2024. (Dale Zanine-Imagn Images)
“That is a authentic-time call that officials have to originate a judgment on. From the angle that they had at the time, they did not sense that there was a foul pledgeted,” head referee Tra Blake telderly pool increateer D. Orlando Ledebetter.
Blake inserted, “That’s a authentic-time judgment call for us, yes. We do the beset can do to originate that decision.”
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The Chiefs betterd to 3-0 with the thrive and the Falcons dropped to 1-2.
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