Few remember this, but the Atlanta Falcons of the late 1970s and early 1980s were good. As in, “greatest defense in NFL history” good. They were thinking Super Bowl, and you couldn’t blame them, either. Grab your miniature pretzels and lemon drink. We’re about to know God personally.

This is part two of a sevenpart series.
Written and hosted by Jon Bois and Alex Rubenstein
Directed by Jon Bois
Produced by Alex Rubenstein
Rights specialist Lindley Sico
Secret Base executive producer Will Buikema
Secret Base managing editor Ryan Nanni

Corrections:

9:00 – Two other teams should be highlighted in green as playoff teams: PHI and HOU.
12:05 – The title of this chart should read “Adjusted net yards” and not “Average net yards.”

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