Each unit had its problems and pitfalls in loss. And no unit could come to the aid of the others as it had in the past. The Falcons couldn’t save the Falcons this Sunday. And again it was with everyone.

The defense? They gave up over 200 passing yards in the first half, 99 going to DK Metcalf alone on four catches. A two-minute drill at the end of the half felt like a nail in the coffin for a team struggling to get back in the game. That six-play drive, which ended with a 31-yard Metcalf touchdown and a 17-7 Seahawks lead, was a dagger.

After the game, Jessie Bates III viewed that moment as a major source of frustration.

“I think we were in a great position with the possession before halftime, down by three, but instead we gave up a touchdown,” Bates said. “This has happened again and again in the last few weeks.”

Justin Simmons described the overall performance as “not good enough” and “unacceptable”.

“There were a lot of things that didn’t go well,” Simmons said. “Just defensively, we didn’t play nearly well enough today to even give ourselves a chance to win the game, regardless of what happened around the offense and special teams.”

However, Simmons’ same feelings were also similar to those of the offensive players. Because of the crime? They also didn’t keep their end of the bargain.

Although Robinson finished the afternoon with 103 rushing yards, the entire offense couldn’t hold onto the ball when it mattered most.

After still trailing by 10 points on the second drive of the third quarter, the Falcons turned the ball over on three consecutive drives. Cousins ​​fumbled the ball on a third-down sack that was sacked early in the fourth quarter. That fumble was returned for a touchdown. Then back-to-back interceptions on the next two drives broke the game’s ice.

In total, the Falcons were penalized nine times in critical moments that either stopped the offense or extended the defense.

“We had to execute earlier on offense, and then the penalties definitely hurt us,” Robinson said of the offense after the game. “For us it’s about staying physical during the game and not letting mental mistakes or bad things that might have happened during the game affect us.”

What about special teams? Yes, Younghoe Koo missed a 54-yard field goal early in the second quarter.

The team – not the offense, the defense or the special teams individually, but the entire Team together – came out flat on Sunday, “for whatever reason,” Morris added.

“We didn’t play well overall as a unit,” Morris said, “Special teams, whether it’s offense or defense, we’ve got to go into the lab next week and find a way.”

Because this time next week the Falcons will be on the road in Tampa Bay to take on a Buccaneers team they beat in overtime just two weeks ago. It’s not a time to overreact, Bates said, but things need to be different because the Buccaneers don’t care and the Falcons know they won’t win in the division if they play like they did this Sunday. Simmons agreed.

“There is no panic button,” he said. “But if we want to be where we want to be, we have to fix this.”